HIPAA Compliance (Self-Paced Tutorial)   

Learn how to comply with the duties, rights, and responsibilities of HIPAA, ARRA & HITECH.

Are you a health care professional or considering a career in the health care industry, or do you provide services to a health care organization? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then it is mandatory that you understand the compliance requirements of HIPAA, and subsequent rules and laws that affect HIPAA. These laws require all health care professionals to take careful steps to protect sensitive health information. In this course you will examine the compliance process. You will focus specifically on the Administrative Simplification portion of HIPAA. This course will give real world examples to explain the Privacy rule. You will examine what is meant by covered entities, business associates, and many other relationships within the health care industry impacted by HIPAA. You will understand how computers fit into the Security Rule and examine many types of safeguards, which are crucial components of the Security Rule. You will also learn about the Office for Civil Rights, HIPAA's watchdog organization.

By the time you finish this course, you will be confident and capable of implementing HIPAA's Administrative Simplification rules, and the laws impacting it, in your own organization. If you are just starting your career in the health care field, you will have a priceless addition to your resume.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Learn how to comply with the duties, rights, and responsibilities of HIPAA, ARRA & HITECH.

1. Introduction to HIPAA
2. HIPAA's Major Players: Covered Entities, Business
3. Associates, and Related Organizations
4. Transactions, Code Sets, and Identifiers
5. Introduction to the Privacy Rule
6. Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information
7. Patient Rights
8. Introduction to the Security Rule
9. Risk Management and the Security Rule Standards
10. Administrative Safeguards
11. Physical and Technical Safeguards
12. Compliance, Rules, and Agreements
13. HIPAA: Wrapping It Up!