Description
Professional codes of ethics, HIPAA law, and other privacy laws are designed to protect clients' privacy. Achieving this goal can be very confusing and challenging when using technology. This course provides an overview of how to legally and ethically use technology for healthcare using G-Suite as an example.
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This is a non-interactive, self-study course.
Competencies
The Legal and Ethical Use of Technology in Healthcare Using G-Suite as an Example, 1 Credit Hour
- List three things HIPAA law requires that covered entities ensure in regards to protected health information in electronic form.
- List three measures to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of e-PHI when using cloud storage.
- Explain how an administrator can ensure control over clients’ health information when using a phone system in a group practice.
- Explain how ethically and legally use email for behavioral health services.
- Explain two risks and solutions to using video conferencing with clients.
- Describe one solution for allowing clients to securely submit electronic forms.
- Describe what mobile device management and user management is and how it reduces the risk to clients' health information.
CE Hours
Credit Hours:
This course consists of 1 credit hour.
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Instructor(s)
Mark Johnson, Google Developer Expert (GDE) For the last 10 years Mark Johnson has been a passionate, customer-facing Google Cloud Evangelist & Engineer: an expert problem solver adept at using Google Cloud technologies and best practices to support Enterprise organizations, an early adopter, and a technology enthusiast with a passion for learning. He was the Product Manager and Google Solutions Architect for over 50,000 Google Cloud users which had to be migrated, created, and managed (using GCP IAM) and provided technical support and architecture for the Mobile Device Management platform settings across the 75,000 state of Maryland mobile devices on Google Cloud G Suite. Johnson created an E-Discovery & PIA process for the entire state so they had a streamlined way to get access to archived data. He also created exclusive video content on YouTube which included general information videos and technical video training on a variety of subjects including Google Apps, Vitru, Secure Auth, Apple iOS and Google Android. Mark Johnson currently holds more than 10 Google Certifications.
Raymond Barrett, LMHC, LPC, BC-TMH, M.S, has extensively provided telemental health counseling services in private practice, for facilities, and for an EAP program. Both as a practitioner and trainer, his aim is to fill every knowledge gap as it arises in the telemental health profession, and that his training allows for immediate implementation. Ray has developed several courses on telemental health and ensures his courses are kept updated. Trainees find Ray to be very approachable, available and knowledgeable. Ray appreciates hearing from each training participant individually in order to fulfill their specific learning needs and to incorporate their questions and successes into the training program. He has presented on telebehavioral health at several conferences and has assisted many organizations to create, launch, and enhance their telehealth programs through his consultation services.
Who should attend
This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
Teaching methods
Teaching methods for this course includes recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.
Course Availability
You have six months to access online courses from the time of purchase.