HIPAA Privacy Compliance Professional Certification (Peer-Reviewed by AAOE)

Course Details:

  • Category: HIPAA Compliance
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Target Audience: All Employees; Administrators

Course Overview: The HIPAA Privacy Rule was established to create minimum federal standards for safeguarding the privacy of individually identifiable health information. To uphold these standards healthcare organizations must implement policies and procedures to ensure that their patient's health information is protected, and their rights are being upheld. This training will provide employees with an understanding of the requirements for the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

Training Includes:

  • HIPAA Overview
  • Administrative Procedures
  • Importance of Performing HIPAA Walkthroughs
  • Privacy Practices and Authorizations
  • Privacy and Security
  • Identifying Protected Health Information (PHI)
  • Types of Use and Disclosures
  • Minimum Necessary
  • Treatment, Payment, and Operations (TPO)
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
  • Privacy Rule Permissions
  • Limited Data Set
  • Expert Determination and Safe Harbor
  • Hybrid Covered Entities
  • Safeguards for Communicating PHI
  • Public Health Requirements
  • Special Protections for Psychotherapy Notes
  • Genetic Information
  • Business Associates and Subcontractors
  • 2013 HIPAA HITECH ACT-OMNIBUS Final Rule
  • Identifying Breaches and Notifications
  • Breach Exceptions
  • Record Keeping and Documentation Responsibilities