Medical Record Chapter: Meeting the CMS Hospital CoPs and Access Requirements (W5024)
Speaker
Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM
Course Curriculum
This program will detail the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations and interpretive guidelines for medical records for acute care and critical access hospitals. The Interoperability and Patient Access Rule, which grants patients access to health information in their electronic medical record without charge, will be discussed.
This session will also cover the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) from the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Attendees will learn the difference between patient access and when an authorization is needed. Other topics to be discussed include security of health information and the OCR Security Risk Assessment.
Continuing Education Credits
The Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a). Approved for 1.5 contact hours.
By attending Medical Record Chapter: CMS Hospital CoPs, Access, and OCR Security Requirements Webinar offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 1.5 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Attendees who wish to have the hours applied toward ACHE Qualifying Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualifying Education Credit.
If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.