2024 HIPAA Privacy and Security Course || Initial Credentialing and Reappointment

This course is required for initial credentialing and reappointment for all Baptist Health facilities. This course is also required in order for physician office staff and scribes to obtain access to Baptist Health clinical systems. 

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Instructions

Medical Staff

A certificate of completion should be submitted to Credentialing@BaptistHealth.net.

If you are a Baptist Health employee and have completed the Annual Required Education (ARE), you are not required to take this course and may submit your course certificate from Baptist Health University (BHU) to Credentialing@BaptistHealth.net in lieu of the Certificate of Completion.

Office Staff and Scribes

A certificate of completion should be submitted to the Provider Services team, along with a copy of the signed Safeguards form via the DocuSign Request form process.

OFFICE STAFF & SCRIBES ONLY Required Safeguards Form  

Provider Services Department
Email: ProviderServices@BaptistHealth.net
Phone: 786-595-9723

Have a Question?

Credentialing Questions

Credentialing Verification Services
Email: Credentialing@BaptistHealth.net
Phone: 786-595-9750

HIPAA Privacy Office

BHSF Privacy Office
Email: Privacy@BaptistHealth.net
Phone: 786-596-8860

Technical Support

Please email CME@baptisthealth.net with a print screen of the error message, browser name and version, username and URL where the error occurred. You can expect a response within 48 hours.

Continuing Medical Education Department
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. No Walk-ins. By appointment only.
Phone: 786-596-2398

Target Audience

Medical Staff, Office Staff, and Scribes
NOTE: This course is required for initial credentialing and reappointment for all Baptist Health facilities. This course is also required in order for physician office staff and scribes to obtain access to Baptist Health clinical systems. 

Learning Objectives

  • Explain how and when to access, use and disclose protected health information.
  • Summarize how you can safeguard and protect patient information to prevent unauthorized access, use and disclosure.
Additional information
Bibliography: 

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (n.d.) The Security Rule. https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/security/index.html

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (n.d.) The HIPAA Privacy Rule. https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/index.html

Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 0.50 Florida Board of Dentistry
  • 0.50 Nurse Practitioners
  • 0.50 Florida Board of Podiatric Medicine
Course opens: 
01/01/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2024

Content developed by HIPAA Privacy and IT Systems Security Departments.

Due to the non-clinical nature of the content discussed, the speakers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. This CME activity will not cover content that would involve products or services of commercial interests. Therefore, no opportunity exists for a conflict of interest based on the financial relationships of faculty and those in control of content. Since these relationships are not relevant, no disclosure information was collected.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Baptist Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
             
Baptist Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 0.50 Florida Board of Dentistry
  • 0.50 Nurse Practitioners
  • 0.50 Florida Board of Podiatric Medicine
Please login or register for a Baptist Health CME account to take this course.

Required Hardware/Software

PC/Mac Users
PC/Mac Users

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Mobile Users
Mobile Users

This site is supported on the following mobile devices:

  • Apple iOS mobile devices running iOS 10 or later
  • Android mobile devices running Android 4.4 or later, with the latest release of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox
Technical Support
Technical Support

If you are experiencing technical difficulties or have received an error message, please send an email to CME@baptisthealth.net and include a print screen of the error message, your browser name and version, username and URL where the error occurred. You can expect a response within 48 hours.