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These are the
reactions of medical professionals and journalists to the medical
thriller, Terminal Consent. In an innovative way, author Michael Freeny,
LCSW has taken the important subject of computers in healthcare and
fashioned a highly entertaining, yet informative read. Although fiction,
centered around a murder and a love affair, this exquisitely accurate book
takes the reader on a harrowing journey though modern healthcare and new
clinical ethics.
This fact based novel has a backdrop that is so accurate that the Florida
Board of Nursing and the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and
Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling have reviewed and approved a
companion CE course for 10 contact hours, 5 in Ethics. CE credits for
Psychologists. Additionally, clinicians whose state board recognize APA
approved providers can gain CE credits.
- Goals
By successfully completing this course the participant will be able to
- Identify the
features of major clinical information systems in use today.
- State the
impact of changing fee structures on care and clinical ethics.
- Describe the
ethical impact of the rearrangement of clinical authority and benefit
authorization.
- List the
advantages and disadvantages of medical informatics and expert
systems.
- Explain the
flow and tracking of clinical information through multiple systems and
databases.
- Describe how
standards of care are changed when computers create or infer
conclusions from different data sets.
- Identify the
limits of confidentiality and informed consent within clinical
information systems.
The course is
broken into three parts, which we recommend you do in order. First is the
novel Terminal Consent. It is fictionalized only in the names of
characters and companies. All the technology, politics, contracts, laws,
and voids are present, accurate, and in full operation. Fiction allows the
writer to help the student glimpse complex systems through the language of
metaphor, putting human form to abstract ideas, which is generally easier
for care providers to envision and retain.
Part 2 requires
the participant to read a short, non-fiction article by the author, originally published in the Family Therapy Networker, that polishes the
reality of the novel with more precise references and documentation of
actual systems and agencies.
Part 3 is the
exam. The participant will complete the exam and return the answer sheet
with their name to the author within three months of receipt. We will
assist the student in any way we can to achieve success.
Upon successful
completion of the test a certificate of completion will be issued for 10
contact hours for Psychologists & LCSW/LMFT/LMHC. The program address clinical and ethical issues in practice.
Eligibility
State regulatory boards vary in their recognition of CE credits. To be
eligible for CE credits the state board that regulates your clinical
license must recognize one of the following CE approval bodies.
The Florida
Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental
Health Counseling.
CE Provider #: 50-1356
Exp 03/07 The Florida Board of
Psychology recognizes the above approval
for CE credits for psychologists.
Prices
Prices are listed at the bottom of the order
page, including CEs for
varied disciplines and savings for book/CE packages. Also ask about deals
for groups.
Order Terminal Consent
Questions?
If you have further questions feel free to email them to mfreeny@terminalconsent.com
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