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Risk Management Essentials for Physicians with HIPAA and Federal Compliance
Overview
Physicians in today’s health care environment need to understand and address not only risk management and patient safety issues, but also issues relating to potential fraud and patient privacy violations. This course gives a solid overview of these issues.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, a physician should be able to:
1. Analyze a case scenario to determine whether it meets the criteria for malpractice.
2. Discuss four communication factors that often contribute to malpractice cases.
3. Name the characteristics of a defensible medical record.
4. Avoid three types of risk associated with managed care protocols.
5. Identify and avoid risks associated with electronic medical records and e-mail.
6. Understand the ramifications of the HIPAA Privacy Rule on a medical practice.
7. Take appropriate steps to prevent fraud and abuse in his or her practice.
Target Audience
This course is designed for physicians who want to limit their malpractice liability and stay in compliance with federal laws regarding patient privacy and fraud and abuse.
Methodology
This is a self-study course consisting of text and CME test. Physicians should read the course content, answer the test questions and submit the answers for scoring. Those who complete the course with a score of 80 percent or higher will earn a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 creditsTM.
Faculty/Author
This course was developed by Rosemary Gafner, Ed.D. Dr. Gafner’s CV is available on request or online at https://www.medrisk.com/Medrisk/Faculty/CV/default.aspx.
CME Information
Medical Risk Management, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for physicians. Medical Risk Management, Inc.designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 creditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity is valid for release May 1, 2007 and expires on April 30, 2010.
Commercial Support
This activity was developed solely by Medical Risk Management, Inc. without any outside commercial support.
 Please check with your insurance carrier for approved courses before registering. Courses not approved by your insurance carrier will not be accepted by them for any discounts they may offer.
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