HIPAA Training for Individuals

Prove your knowledge of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

This professional training for healthcare professionals is designed to give full knowledge of the HIPAA regulation. Multi-choice Testing and Certificate of Completion.

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Format

Online
Course

Level

Healthcare
Students

Author

ComplianceJunction

Contents

Videos
Quizes

Duration

139 minutes
+ quizes

Award

Certificate
of Completion

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This comprehensive HIPAA training is designed by ComplianceJunction for Healthcare Professionals.

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HIPAA Training for Individuals

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Why HIPAA Compliance is Important for Healthcare Professionals

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    Course Curriculum

    01

    HIPAA Timeline

    To start this training, come back briefly on HIPAA timeline since its first act until today!

    Module
    05:02

    02

    Why HIPAA Compliance is Important

    This module will explain why healthcare professionals should pay attention to HIPAA regulations and the importance of HIPAA both personally and professionally for medical students. Learning about HIPAA is learning to protect your future healthcare career.

    Module
    09:53

    03

    HIPAA Overview

    Let's continue with a general review of what is HIPAA, its purpose and where it applies.

    Module
    03:50
    Quiz
    6 questions

    04

    HIPAA Definitions & Lexicon

    We’ll now make a brief tour of basic HIPAA definitions to familiarize with lexicon.

    Module
    07:10
    Quiz
    4 questions

    05

    The HITECH Act

    Now that we have explained the electronic protected health information definition, let’s focus on the HITECH Act – or Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.

    Module
    02:43
    Quiz
    3 questions

    06

    Main HIPAA Regulatory Rules

    The HIPAA regulations are divided into several major standards or rules. Let's present briefly the main regulatory rules to consider.

    Module
    02:54
    Quiz
    4 questions

    07

    HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule

    Final omnibus rule is the last HIPAA major legislative update. It came to complete the regulation changes included in HITECH Act.

    Module
    02:06
    Quiz
    2 questions

    08

    HIPAA Privacy Rule Basics

    The HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes national standards to protect individuals' medical records and other individually identifiable health information. It applies to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and all health care providers that conduct certain health care transactions electronically.

    Module
    02:56
    Quiz
    4 questions

    09

    HIPAA Security Rule

    The HIPAA Security Rule establishes national standards to protect individuals’ electronic personal health information that is created, received, used, or maintained by a covered entity. The Security Rule requires appropriate administrative, physical and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of electronic protected health information.

    Module
    02:39
    Quiz
    2 questions

    10

    HIPAA Patient Rights

    It’s important to notice that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act also reinforce patient rights and their control over personal informations. So what are patient rights under HIPAA?

    Module
    03:07
    Quiz
    3 questions

    11

    PHI Disclosure Guidelines

    Communicating Protected Health Informations is an everyday occurrence among healthcare professionals. Generally, PHI may be used and disclosed only with the express authorization of the patient. However, HIPAA rules provide some exceptions.

    Module
    07:18
    Quiz
    4 questions

    12

    Threats to Patient Data

    One other major aspect of HIPAA regulation is to provide rules facing threats to patient data. Personal data and Electronic Health Records (EHR) contain a host of sensitive information. In general, we define four types of data threat sources: • Adversarial • Accidental • Structural • Environmental

    Module
    05:46
    Quiz
    3 questions

    13

    Computer Safety Rules

    To prevent effectively against data threats and comply to HIPAA, there are significant rules for computer safety that covered entities should follow. Let’s review the fundamentals of safe computing!

    Module
    02:30
    Quiz
    4 questions

    14

    HIPAA Violation Consequences

    A HIPAA violation is a failure to comply with any aspect of HIPAA standards and provisions. Failure to comply with HIPAA regulation can expose the covered entities to severe consequences. But what are the penalties for a Hipaa violation?

    Module
    06:39
    Quiz
    6 questions

    15

    Preventing HIPAA Violations

    HIPAA affects nearly every aspect of the business of healthcare. It requires that all healthcare employees do their utmost to protect patient health information. Most violations can be easily prevented by implementing HIPAA regulations into the practice's policies and procedures, and ensuring that all individuals with access to patient information receive the proper training.

    Module
    07:54
    Quiz
    3 questions

    16

    HIPAA and Emergency Situations

    In an emergency situation, covered entities must continue to implement reasonable safeguards to protect patient information. However, their employees are permitted to waive certain HIPAA requirements. Let's focus now on how HIPAA rules apply in emergency situations!

    Module
    01:59
    Quiz
    3 questions

    17

    HIPAA Officer

    Let’s now focus on the role of the “HIPAA Officer”, an employee specially dedicated to HIPAA compliance in covered entities. All covered entities are required to appoint a HIPAA Officer who is responsible for ensuring that policies and procedures are in place.

    Module
    02:05
    Quiz
    3 questions

    18

    HIPAA Compliance for Students

    Being a HIPAA compliant student does not mean to read and memorize every page of HIPAA legislation. It is the responsibility of the covered entitie to ensure all its practices and policies are in compliance with HIPAA. Nevertheless, students should comply with their organization’s policies and are required to be trained by the organization to comply with HIPAA rules.

    Module
    03:39
    Quiz
    4 questions

    19

    EHR Access by Healthcare Professionals

    Healthcare professionals are permitted to access patients’ EHRs during training, but only under supervision, and only for the purpose of practicing and improving their skills as healthcare providers.

    Module
    03:11
    Quiz
    4 questions

    20

    HIPAA and Social Media

    HIPAA sets legal boundaries on how protected health information can be used and disclosed on social media. The boundaries apply to pratically every piece of information about patients that can possibly identify them.

    Module
    07:52
    Quiz
    6 questions

    21

    Recent HIPAA Updates

    Although there have not been any major updates to HIPAA regulations since the Omnibus final rule of 2013, there has been interpretative and legislative activity elsewhere that indirectly impact HIPAA and how it's applied.

    Module
    05:47
    Quiz
    3 questions

    22

    HIPAA Compliance Checklist

    HIPAA is a complex piece of legislation and compliance can be difficult, costly, and time-consuming to achieve. However, by breaking HIPAA down into its component parts and considering them in turn, full compliance can be easily achieved.

    Module
    03:59

    23

    Cybersecurity Dangers in Healthcare

    Cybersecurity is the practice of defending computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and electronic protected health information from internal and external threats, and reducing those threats to a low and acceptable level.

    Module
    14:56
    Quiz
    7 questions

    24

    Protect PHI from Cyberthreats

    In this module we will provide you with best practices and tips to help you become a cyber-conscious employee and avoid online activities that could harm your organization, patients - or yourself.

    Module
    16:10
    Quiz
    10 questions

    25

    HIPAA Training Summary

    Module
    03:38

    26

    Certificate of Completion

    Get a HIPAA Training Certificate awarded to your name after completing all quizes.

    Training Certificate

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    Fortis Behavioral Health

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