HIPAA Security

Course overview

Protecting patient privacy is the key to your facility's HIPAA initiatives. Security is vital to protecting the privacy of electronic protected health information (ePHI). Your facility's policy and code of conduct emphasize the importance of this and of HIPAA. Suggested Audience: All hospital staff, volunteers and students working within healthcare facilities including, but not limited to: Physicians, Providers, IT Support, Nursing, Lab, Radiology, Emergency Room, Billing, Patient Access, Dietary, Housekeeping, and other Ancillary Service Departments. Also EMTs/Paramedics, Guest Services workers, Therapy, Activity and Administration departments. If you have any questions regarding this course, please contact hthtech@hometownhealthonline.com. Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: 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 0.1 CEU for this program. A full list of approved IACET organizations can be found on www.iacet.org. In order to receive 0.1 CEU credit/ 1 credit hour for this course, you must: Complete course in its entirety. Complete course within 30 days. Pass all assessments with an 80% or better. Complete Online Course Evaluation. Handouts provided in the Digital Library. Definitions for course terms are included in the HTHU GLOSSARY.