Education & Training

Effective education is an integral component of the Office of Institutional Integrity Compliance Program. We encourage every employee to take advantage of our Office’s ongoing educational opportunities relating to compliance within the University. We offer general compliance training to all new Health Sciences employees as well as annually to all Health Sciences employees. As part of our provider monitoring activities, we also offer individual educational sessions regarding documentation and coding for those providers whose documentation has been reviewed. Please contact us at any time if you would like an individual education session related to documentation and coding, even if you have not been selected for a random documentation review.

If you or your department has a particular compliance topic of interest, we would be happy to provide the relevant training or information. Current trainings provided include:

PHI (including research) storage/transmission compliance
Documentation for billing compliance
HIPAA privacy and security topics
Best practices
HIPAA system administrator requirements
Compliance trends and regulatory requirements
Special department or clinic requests

HIPAA Privacy Training

The privacy rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) set forth requirements with respect to the use and disclosure of protected health information as well as provide patients and research subjects with certain rights related to their protected health information. Annual HIPAA privacy training is required under the HIPAA privacy rules for ECU employees and certain students, volunteers, and contractors who provide services within a designated ECU Health Care Component.

Maintaining privacy of the protected health information of our patients and research subjects is paramount, and thus it is crucial that all relevant individuals complete the required HIPAA privacy training. Please read the following information below to determine which specific training you are required to complete. If you have questions regarding these guidelines, please contact OII at 252-744-5200.

_{I. Brody School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, and Designated ECU Health Care Components}

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Annual Training

Faculty, staff and students are enrolled in on-line training through the Office of Institutional Integrity. Annual training is assigned to the appropriate individuals once a year. The training for students is administered through Canvas. Login using your ECU email and password. The training for faculty and staff is administered through Cornerstone. If you are not enrolled in the training please contact ECUPRIVACY@ecu.edu or call 252-744-5200.

New Employee Training

The Office of Institutional Integrity provides training on Healthcare Compliance, HIPAA Privacy, and HIPAA Security regulations at new employee orientation for both the Brody School of Medicine (BSOM) and the School of Dental Medicine (SoDM). If you have or are a new employee or are a transfer employee to the Health Sciences Campus, please contact Paige Tyson (BSOM) at tysonp15@ECU.EDU or Demetric Clark (SoDM) at clarkdem16@ecu.edu to register for New Employee Orientation.

OII also provides in person education sessions to departments as requested. You can request training using the form below or contact the office at 252-744-5200.

_{II. Non-Designated ECU Health Care Components}

Faculty, staff and students from the following colleges/departments may refer to the designated contacts below for access to the HIPAA privacy training:

College of Allied Health Sciences: Kym Jefferson at jeffersonk@ecu.edu or 252-744-1106.
College of Nursing: Dr. Alta Andrews at andrewsa@ecu.edu.
Department of Psychology: Dr. Debbie A. Thurneck at thurneckd15@ecu.edu or Dr. Robert Carels at carelsr14@ecu.edu

If your college or department is not listed please contact our office.

_{III. ECU Students Enrolled in the Primary Care Physician Shadowing Program}

Contact Elizabeth McAllister at mcallisterv@ecu.edu.

_{IV. Non-ECU Visitors (shadowing, research, or volunteer experience)}

For Brody School of Medicine contact the BSOM Office of Generalist Programs: Dawn Robinson-Little at robinsonc@ecu.edu or 252-744-3484.

For School of Dental Medicine contact Brett Erwin at erwinb@ecu.edu or 252-737-7161.

HIPAA Security Training

As a covered entity, ECU workforce members must be trained on HIPAA security issues and reminded of their security responsibility to protect electronic protected health information. This training is separate and different from the Privacy training. It will help to assist in protecting the confidentiality, security and integrity of ePHI. Information Technology alone is NOT the answer to securing confidential information, including ePHI; it must be combined with awareness and changes in human behavior.

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Annual Training

Annual HIPAA security training is administered to all personnel who directly and indirectly provide support to a designated HIPAA system. To access this training, log in to the Cornerstone employee training system using your PirateID.

New Employee Training

HIPAA System Administrator Training

One-on-one training is also provided to any employee that is deemed a HIPAA System Administrator. If you are a HIPAA System Administrator and would like additional training, please email INTEGRITYCOMPLIANCE@ecu.edu.

Canvas and Cornerstone Assistance

If you encounter difficulty logging in to Cornerstone or Blackboard or require general support, call the IT Help Desk at 252-328-9866 or visit the Canvas Support Page.

Questions?

If you have specific questions regarding HIPAA Privacy training you may contact the office via e-mail at ECUPRIVACY@ecu.edu or call 252-744-5200. If you have specific questions regarding HIPAA Security training you can e-mail INTEGRITYCOMPLIANCE@ecu.edu or call 252-744-5200.

Complete the form below to contact us with an education request regarding any of the subject areas above.