Social Media for Healthcare Providers

Social Media for Healthcare Providers

HIPAA Compliant Social Media Practices

In this course for the health care industry, we’re going to teach you how to use social media effectively and responsibly. We’ll show you how other health care professionals are using social networks and point out mistakes that could lead to lawsuits, fines, penalties and potentially even incarceration.

The US Dept. of Health and Human Services has issued rules on how health care providers, health plans and health care clearing houses and their Business Associates transmit patient health information. That’s the focus of this course.

Learn the key takeaways health care professionals need to know if they decide to use social media for work.

This course covers how health care professionals can use social media effectively and responsibly and points out mistakes that can lead to lawsuits, fines, penalties and incarceration.

Social media and HIPPA compliance training for covered entities that transmit health information.

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What you will learn

• How the HIPAA Privacy Rule and HIPAA Security Rule apply to social networking
• Understand the advantages and benefits of social media communications to health care professionals
• Learn about permitted disclosures, the minimum necessary requirement and rules on endorsements

Rating: 4.2

Level: All Levels

Duration: 36 mins

Instructor: Eric Schwartzman