About this Workshop

Learning Objectives

• Recite the history and purpose of HIPAA for healthcare professionals.
• Describe the basic tenets of HIPAA.
• Discuss the practical implications of HIPAA for healthcare professionals.

Learning Levels

• Introductory

Target Audience

Workshop Instructor(s)

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  Dr. Sydney Nelson, LMSW, PhD

  Postdoctoral Fellow Sunfield Center

  Sydney earned her master of social work degree in 2015 and her Ph.D. in School Psychology in 2023 from Michigan State University. At the Sunfield Institute, Sydney contributes towards training development and implementation focusing on parenting, utilizing evidence-based cognitive behavioral interventions, and supporting children and their families across multiple systems of care.

  In addition to her work at the institute, Sydney is completing her postdoctoral fellowship at the Sunfield Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sydney enjoys working with children and adolescents with diverse neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorders and their families. She worked as a school social worker supporting children with disabilities and their families affected by the Flint Water Crisis.

Disclosure

References

• Cohen, I. G., & Mello, M. M. (2018). HIPAA and protecting health information in the 21st century. Jama, 320(3), 231-232.
• Mbonihankuye, S., Nkunzimana, A., & Ndagijimana, A. (2019). Healthcare data security technology: HIPAA compliance. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2019, 7. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/1927495
• 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.
• 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.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2021). HIPAA for professionals. https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/index.html