About this Workshop

Learning Objectives

• Explain the history & purpose of HIPAA for healthcare professionals.
• Describe the basic tenets of HIPAA.
• List practical implications of HIPAA within a treatment center setting and within specific roles typical of a treatment center.

Learning Levels

• Introductory

Target Audience

Workshop Instructor(s)

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  Nicole Gegas

  Postdoctoral Fellow

  Nicole Gegas Ph.D, BCBA, LLP, is a postdoctoral fellow at the Sunfield Center. She completed her Ph.D in school psychology at Ball State University. Prior to beginning her doctoral training, Nicole earned her master’s degree in applied behavior analysis. She has maintained her Board-Certified Behavior Analyst certificate and previously worked as a BCBA at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Columbus, Ohio. Nicole enjoys working with children, adolescents, and young adults with diverse neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorders and their families. Nicole is passionate about supporting families across multiple systems of care, utilizing evidenced- based interventions, enhancing the parent/caregiver and child interactions, and providing culturally responsive care.

Disclosure

References

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2021). HIPAA for professionals. https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/index.html
• Moore, W., & Frye, S. (2019). Review of HIPAA, part 1: history, protected health information, and privacy and security rules. Journal of nuclear medicine technology, 47(4), 269-272. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.119.227819
• Cohen, I. G., & Mello, M. M. (2018). HIPAA and protecting health information in the 21st century. Jama, 320(3), 231-232. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.5630
• Moore, W., & Frye, S. (2020). Review of HIPAA, part 2: limitations, rights, violations, and role for the imaging technologist. Journal of nuclear medicine technology, 48(1), 17-23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.119.227827