HIPAA Privacy & Security Certificate Program

Course overview

With the enactment of HIPAA's Standards for Privacy and Security of Individually Identifiable Health Information, the responsibility to keep certain health information secure, confidential, and private has become a legally enforceable responsibility of your facility and its employees. In order for your facility to be successfully compliant, all employees must know and understand their responsibilities with regards to privacy and security of protected health information (PHI) in any form (paper, voice, or electronic). In this course, we will discuss HIPAA Privacy and Security and will reinforce HIPAA education by reviewing pertinent terms, definitions and standards. Suggested Audience: All hospital staff, volunteers and students working within healthcare facilities, including: Physicians, Providers, IT Support, Nursing, Lab, Radiology, Emergency Room, Billing, Patient Access, Dietary, Housekeeping, and other Ancillary Service departments, including also EMTs/Paramedics, Guest Services workers, Therapy, Activity and Administration departments If you have any questions, please contact hthtech@hometownhealthonline.com. Upon completion of this webinar, you should be able to: Explain the difference in HIPAA Privacy and HIPAA Security Identify individuals, other than the patient, and relationships as defined by the Privacy Rule that a healthcare provider may discuss PHI and situations where consent may or may not be necessary Define Protected Health Information (PHI) Recognize breaches of HIPAA Identify and understand practical behaviors that protect Protected Health Information Explain fines and penalties for HIPAA violations Apply privacy standards brought about by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule Identify the medical record as protected and confidential information Apply the hospital's policy on patient confidentiality Recognize examples and repercussions of patient-confidentiality breaches Identify what information can be released without prior approval from the patient Recognize what the HIPAA Security Rule requires at your facility Identify where to go for questions and answers State the basic security concepts at your facility Apply security "best practices" to safeguard ePHI Apply security policies related to your job Recognize that all staff play a role in protecting ePHI Learning Outcomes Standard: Based upon HIPAA's Standards for Privacy and Security of Individually Identifiable Health Information, legal guidance, and best practice protocols related to Protected Health Information Learning Outcome Conditions: As an IACET Authorized Provider, HomeTown Health, LLC offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard. HomeTown Health, LLC is authorized by IACET to offer 0.2 CEUs for this program. A full list of approved IACET organizations can be found on www.iacet.org. In order to receive 0.2 CEUs/ 2 credit hours for this course, you must: Complete course in its entirety. Complete course within 50 days. Pass all assessments with a 80% or better. Complete Online Course Evaluation. Handouts provided in the Digital Library. Definitions for course terms are included in the HTHU GLOSSARY.