Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Disclosure statements

By the end of this learning activity, the learner will be able to:

·        Describe the federal ruling on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the legislated titles that create a framework that protects patient information, promotes efficient data exchange, and improves access to healthcare coverage.

·        Describe the Privacy Rule and its influence on protected health information (PHI).

·        Identify protected entities under HIPPA

·        Understand when information can be disclosed without consent

·        Describe steps that should be taken if unauthorized disclosure of private health information occurs, and penalties that may be imposed.

Policy Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the policies of FastCEforless.com.

Disclosures

Fast CE For Less, Inc. and its authors have no disclosures. There is no commercial support

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