HIPAA Privacy for Healthcare Providers - Computer Based Training

This HIPAA Privacy for Healthcare Providers interactive safety training course on CD is convenient and easy to use. Individual employees can train at a time that is convenient for them, at their own pace. The system automatically tracks their progress in the course along with any completed quiz scores and bookmarks the learner’s place to make it easy to resume training if training is interupted. Upon completion of the course, and a 100% score, the employee will then be able to print a certificate of completion.

This is an industry-specific course, focusing on the HIPAA Privacy issues that are specific to employees in the healthcare industry. This course provides background about the history and overall function of HIPAA, as well as focusing on the HIPAA "Administrative Simplification" standards and regulations for the handling of Protected Health Information (PHI). The training details the requirements for the protection of PHI under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, and also covers additional requirements for the protection of electronic PHI under the HIPAA Security Rule.

Learning Objectives:

• Define the purpose and parameters of the HIPAA Privacy Rule
• Describe the security regulations that apply to covered entities under the HIPAA Security Standards "Final Rule"
• Identify the entities covered under HIPAA
• Determine what constitutes protected health information (PHI)
• Differentiate between permitted and required disclosures of PHI
• Identify the characteristics of a valid authorization to disclose PHI
• Identify reasonable safeguards covered entities may implement to protect PHI
• Differentiate between incidental disclosures of PHI and violations of privacy