To Friend or Not to Friend: Legal Issues Associated with Social Media, E-Mail, and Your Computer
Presenter: Mark Hagemeier, J.D.
Knowledge Gap: The purpose of this activity is to educate healthcare providers with the most up-to-date information on To Friend or Not to Friend: Legal Issues Associated with Social Media, E-Mail, and Your Computer. |
Target Audience The target audience includes all healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals who would like to learn about To Friend or Not to Friend: Legal Issues Associated with Social Media, E-Mail, and Your Computer and how it pertains to their respective profession. |
Release and Expiration Dates 11/29/2017 -11/29/2020 |
Objectives 1.Explain how to protect yourself in the use of social media. 2.Explain 3 types of civil causes of action that might spring from the use of social media. 3.Describe how the Freedom of Information Act relates to personal emails on your workplace computer. |
References: •http://hipaa.uams.edu/ •http://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index.html •https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field/listing_by_state •https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/incidents-of-ransomware-on-the-rise |
Biographical Info Mark Hagemeier, J.D. Mark Hagemeier is the managing Associate General Counsel at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He primarily practices in the fields of health, contract, employment, and education law, and he also participates in litigation in federal and state courts and in claim defense before the Arkansas Claims Commission. Prior to joining the U of A, Mark was a Senior Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Litigation Division of the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office and a law clerk to United States District Judge Stephen Reasoner. Mark also teaches as an Adjunct Professor at the UALR Bowen School of Law. |
Speaker Disclosures: The planners, speakers, moderators, peer reviewers and /or panelists of this CE activity have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose. |
Planners: Kim Miller Susan Smith Dodson Mark Jansen Speaker: Mark Hagemeier, J.D. | Peer Reviewers: Kim Miller, MCHES |
Instructions to obtain credit: 1. Launch the activity 2. View the entire activity online 3. Complete the post-test (must pass the post-test with a score of 65% to receive credit). You may retake the post-test if you do not receive a passing score. 4. Complete Evaluation Print certificate or transcript (Available in the “My Profile” tab). |
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Designation Statement The University of Arkansas for Medical Science Office of Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The University of Arkansas for Medical sciences designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours. Nursing contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of program components based upon documented attendance and completion of evaluation materials. |
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Type: Internet Activity (Enduring Material)
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