Using EHRs and HIEs for Behavioral Health and Care Coordination
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1.5 CE hours available for behavioral health clinicians upon completion.
What if one outdated consent form—or a delayed data exchange—could put your entire practice at risk? As behavioral health care becomes more integrated, the laws surrounding privacy, access, and sharing of mental health and substance use information have fundamentally shifted. Clinicians must now navigate a complex and evolving legal framework where the rules are no longer what they used to be.
The ability to legally and ethically share behavioral health information is critical for coordinated care—and for avoiding costly missteps. This course offers behavioral health professionals a clear, accessible breakdown of the newest federal regulations and empowers them to confidently participate in data-sharing systems like Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Health Information Exchanges (HIEs).
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Helen Oscislawski, Esq., is a leading voice in healthcare privacy law, trusted by some of the nation’s most advanced organizations to guide them through regulatory challenges. Appointed by two New Jersey governors to advise on statewide health information technology policy, she brings unparalleled expertise to this timely training.
With her signature clarity and precision, Helen walks clinicians through the learning objectives using real-world examples, regulatory interpretations, and actionable guidance that goes beyond legal theory into practical application.
Topics include major amendments to HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2, including how EHRs and HIEs can now be used for care coordination, what the new definitions of “electronic health record” and “personal health application” mean in practice, the expansion of the right of access, updated consent and redisclosure rules, and newly permitted disclosures to social service agencies and other non-providers. The course also addresses information blocking rules and outlines penalties tied to noncompliance.
Instructor
Helen Oscislawski, Esq. is the founder of Attorneys at Oscislawski LLC, a progressive and forward-thinking law boutique providing high-quality and cost-effective legal representation to its clients. Helen is selected to the 2020 & 2021 “Super Lawyers®” list for Health Care Law in New Jersey, which is issued by Thomson Reuters. Since 2018, her firm has also been included every year on the “Best Law Firms” in Health Care Law, Princeton, New Jersey list issued by Best Lawyers. Helen is known to many as a “go-to” attorney on HIPAA, and other data privacy laws. She cemented her reputation as a prominent privacy and health information technology attorney through decades of developed experience and working hand-in-hand with C-suite executives and in-house general counsels on how to structure and manage complex data-sharing arrangements in compliance with applicable federal and state laws. Helen also has substantial experience with helping her clients navigate legal issues when responding to ransomware attacks, data breaches, OCR compliant and audit letters, and return/sanitization of patient data. Helen was appointed by New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine in 2008 to the New Jersey Health Information Technology Commission as the state’s designated expert in health privacy and reappointed in 2010 by Governor Chris Christie to chair its Privacy and Security Committee. A trusted advisor on health information privacy and security, she represents leading organizations nationwide and is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and Arizona. Helen can be reached at helen@oscislaw.com.
Key Takeaways:
Understand new federal privacy rules: Grasp the critical updates to HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 that affect behavioral health providers.
Comply with confidence: Learn when and how you can share PHI for care coordination without violating privacy laws.
Apply legal knowledge in practice: Identify where your current systems or forms may be out of date—and how to update them.
Why this course?
Essential legal update for clinicians: Most CE courses gloss over these complex legal shifts—this one dives in with clarity and purpose.
Trusted expertise from a top attorney: Helen Oscislawski is the go-to expert for HIPAA and behavioral health data sharing, with decades of experience advising national leaders.
Offered by a clinician-first CE provider: Telehealth Certification Institute is dedicated to empowering behavioral health professionals with relevant, high-impact continuing education.
Learning Objectives:
Describe recent changes to federal laws of 42 CFR Part 2 and HIPAA affecting the sharing of behavioral health information in the HIE context
Specify how changes to federal law relate to care coordination purposes
The regulations may be complicated, but your path to understanding them doesn’t have to be. Join this powerful training and gain the clarity, confidence, and legal literacy you need to lead in today’s evolving behavioral health landscape.
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This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Instruction consists of 1.5 hours of video instruction and a post-test.
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Availability: From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.
Who Should Attend: This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
Teaching Methods: This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.
How to attend: Directions for completing a course can be found by clicking here.
This program was recorded on March 24, 2021.
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