Course Proposals Help Course Name:Privacy, Security and Confidentiality in Health Care  Course Prefix: HIM Course Number: 5040              Submitted by (Name & E-Mail):  Patricia Shaw, pshaw@weber.edu Current Date:  11/9/2009 College: Health Professions Department:   Health Admin Services                               From Term: Fall  2010  Substantive new  Current Course Subject N/A Current Course Number New/Revised Course Information: Subject:  HIM             Course Number: 5040 Check all that apply:     This is for courses already approved for gen ed.     Use a different form for proposing a new gen ed designation. DV  SI  CA  HU  LS  PS  SS  EN  AI  QL  TA  TB  TC  TD  TE Course Title: Privacy, Security and Confidentiality in Health Care Abbreviated Course Title: Health Care Privacy Course Type:  LEL Credit Hours:  3  or if variable hours:    to Contact Hours: Lecture 2  Lab 2   Other Repeat Information:  Limit 0   Max Hrs 0  Grading Mode:  standard This course is/will be: a required course in a major program a required course in a minor program a required course in a 1- or 2- year program elective Prerequisites/Co-requisites: Course description (exactly as it will appear in the catalog, including prerequisites): This course prepares students to design and implement security measures to safeguard protected health information. The management, access, disclosure and use of PHI to ensure confidentiality is discussed. How to investigate and resolve health care privacy and security issues and problems are introduced. This course trains the HIM student to take roles as health care facility privacy officers. It will assist student in developing the knowledge and skills in implementation, training and ongoing program monitoring for the HIPAA privacy law. The content covered in this course is required knowledge for the certificate student to be successful on the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification examination. INFORMATION PAGE for substantive proposals only 1. Did this course receive unanimous approval within the Department? true If not, what are the major concerns raised by the opponents? 2. If this is a new course proposal, could you achieve the desired results by revising an existing course within your department or by requiring an existing course in another department? The focus of this course is different from other courses offered in the program. The privacy and security issues of protected health information is covered in another HIM course, but not the management of these functions. 3. How will the proposed course differ from similar offerings by other departments? Comment on any subject overlap between this course and topics generally taught by other departments, even if no similar courses are currently offered by the other departments. Explain any effects that this proposal will have on program requirements or enrollments in other department. Please forward letters (email communication is sufficient) from all departments that you have identified above stating their support or opposition to the proposed course. This course focuses on the management of the privacy and security functions in health care organizations, rather than on the release of protected health information as is covered in HIM 2250. 4. Is this course required for certification/accreditation of a program? yes If so, a statement to that effect should appear in the justification and supporting documents should accompany this form. 5. For course proposals, e-mail a syllabus to Faculty Senate which should be sufficiently detailed that the committees can determine that the course is at the appropriate level and matches the description. There should be an indication of the amount and type of outside activity required in the course (projects, research papers, homework, etc.).

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS

HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

HIM 5040, Health Data Management

Instructor:                               Heather Merkley, M.Ed, RHIA

Office:                                                 Room 216

Phone Number:           Office - 626-7074

Email:                                                  hmerkley@weber.edu

Website:                      http://faculty.weber.edu/hmerkley

Texts: 

LaTour, K., Eichenwald Maki, S. Health Information Management Concepts, Principles and Practice, 2010, ISBN:978-1-58426-217-6

Brodnik, M., McCain, M., Rinehart-Thompson, L., & Reynolds, R. Fundamentals of Law for Health Informatics.,2009, ISBN:978-1-58426-173-5

Course Description:
This course prepares students to design and implement security measures to safeguard protected health information.  The management, access, disclosure, and use of PHI to ensure confidentiality is discussed.  How to investigate and resolve healthcare privacy and security issues and current privacy and security issues are addressed. 

Course Objectives

• Examine the general legal principles of the U.S. legal system in regard to health information management.  Included is the form and content of the record, retention, ownership, and control of the health record.  Also examine the U.S. government’s right of Access to health records.
• Examine principles specific to the health informatics and information management profession.  The HIPAA Privacy and Security rule.  Access, requests, and disclosures of health information.  Required reporting and mandatory disclosure law.
• Understand the use of health records in litigation.  The EHR and Court: e-discovery. basic principles of Information management
• Review the health information management release of information process and function.  Other liability issues in regard to the legal health record, electronic health record, and incident reports.
• Examine the Medical Staff Appointments, privileges, and peer review.  The credentialing process, confidentiality of QI and concurrent review activities.    
• Review the role and relation of risk management in relation to health information management.
• Understand core ethical issues in health information management.  Including ethical responsibilities, ethical decision-making matrix.  Also studied is ethical issues related to research and the electronic health record system.

Coursework: This course is set up into three units.   There are papers, powerpoint presentation, assessments, and assignments that you will undertake throughout this course.  You will be tested on a midterm and final exam. 

COURSE SCHEDULE

Unit 1

Weeks 1-3      

                        General Legal Principles and Healthcare

Brodnik, Chapters 1-6

Chapter Assessments 1-6

Unit 2

Weeks 4-10     Legal Principles specific to Health Informatics & Health Information Management.

                        LaTour, Chapters 10

                        Brodnik, Chapter 7-12

-Chapter assessments quizzes on Ch 7-12

                        -Legal Issue in HIM paper

                        -ROI Assessment

                        -HIPAA Privacy Assessment

                        -HIPAA Security Audit

                        -Notice of Privacy Practice Assignment

                        -Midterm

Unit 3,                        

Weeks 11-15

                                    Legal and Ethical issues related to healthcare and Health Information Management.

                        LaTour, Ch 11

                        Brodnik, Ch 13-15

                        -Chapter Assessments Ch 11, 13,14, & 15

-Real world Case Studies Assessment

-AHIMA Code of Ethics analysis

-Medical staff privileging and credentialing process

                        -HIM Ethics Assessment

                        - Final Exam   

Grading:

GRADING note:      

                        94%-100%      A

                        90%-93%        A-

                        87%-89%        B+

                        83%-86/%       B        

                        80%-82%        B-

                        77%-79%        C+

                        73%-76%        C

                        70%-72%        C-

                        67%-69%        D+

                        63%-66%        D

                        60%-62%        D-

            Below 60% will result in a failing grade or incomplete

To pass this course successfully within any of the Health Administrative Service programs you must receive a ‘C’ grade or better.    

University Policy:

            Failure to maintain academic ethics/academic honesty including the avoidance of cheating,  plagiarism collusion, and falsification will result in a E in the course, and may result in charges being issued, hearings being held and/or sanctions being imposed.

ADA Statement: Any student requiring accommodations or services due to a disability must contact Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) in room 181 of the Student Services center.