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HIPAA Privacy and Security for Business Associates

Created by: Evolve eLearning Solutions

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Last Updated 04/2026

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What you'll learn

List the major components of HIPAA privacy and security rules;

List who and what is covered by the Privacy rule;

Describe business associates' responsibilities under HIPAA;

Describe how individuals’ rights are protected under HIPAA;

Describe the rules about using and disclosing PHI;

Describe the security rule and good security practices;

Describe the breach notification requirements; and

Recall the HIPAA penalty and enforcement provisions

Skills covered in this course

HIPAA Business Associates HIPAA Privacy Rule Protected Health Information (PHI) Healthcare Compliance HIPAA 2024 Final Rule Business Associate Agreement (BAA) Breach Notification

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Description

This foundational course prepares business associate staff to meet their HIPAA obligations when handling protected health information.

What this course covers:

Who qualifies as a business associate and how a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) applies
Proper use and disclosure of protected health information (PHI) and individual rights of access
Organizational and personal security best practices
Breach notification requirements and HIPAA penalties and enforcement
The 2024 HHS Final Rule strengthening PHI protections for reproductive health care

Ideal for frontline supervisors, workers, trainees, and volunteers at billing companies, transcription and consulting services, accounting firms, and subcontractors that operate as business associates.

1. Introduction
2. HIPAA Basics
3. Using and Disclosing PHI
4. Individuals’ Rights of Access to PHI
5. Securing PHI
6. Breach Notification Rules
7. Enforcement

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Evolve eLearning Solutions

35 Courses

Our Story: From Service Members to Service Providers

Evolve eLearning Solutions started in 2003 with a simple observation: compliance training didn’t have to be painful. Founded by veterans of the United States Marine Corps and Navy, we brought a service-first mentality to an industry that often felt like an afterthought.

In the military, training isn’t optional—it’s how you stay mission-ready. We saw organizations struggling with the same challenge: keeping teams trained, compliant, and confident without derailing daily operations. The solutions available were either overpriced, overcomplicated, or both.

So, we built something different. Training that respects people’s time. Support that actually solves problems. Pricing that makes sense for real budgets. No enterprise sales pitches, no feature bloat—just effective compliance training delivered by people who understand what it means to serve.

Two decades later, that approach hasn’t changed. We’ve grown from a handful of courses to a comprehensive library covering OSHA, HIPAA, HR/EEO, and more. But we’re still the same team that picks up the phone, remembers your name, and treats your compliance challenges like they matter—because they do.

HIPAA Privacy and Security for Business Associates

HIPAA Privacy & Security for Business Associates

This foundational course is designed for frontline supervisors, workers, trainees, and volunteers employed by organizations that operate as business associates under HIPAA. Business associates — including billing companies, transcription services, consulting firms, accounting firms, health information companies, patient safety organizations, data transmission providers, and subcontractors — share the same HIPAA responsibilities as covered entities when it comes to protecting and disclosing patient health information.

The course provides a comprehensive foundation for understanding and complying with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, with a specific focus on the unique responsibilities of business associates operating under a Business Associate Agreement (BAA). Learners will explore the proper use and disclosure of protected health information (PHI), individual rights of access to PHI, organizational and personal security best practices, breach notification requirements, and HIPAA penalty and enforcement provisions. Upon completion, employees will have the working knowledge needed to handle patient information appropriately and support their organization's compliance obligations under HIPAA.

This course has been updated to reflect the 2024 HHS Final Rule, which strengthens PHI protections related to reproductive health care. Following the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, HHS modified the Privacy Rule to limit the circumstances under which PHI related to reproductive health care may be used or disclosed for non-healthcare purposes — an update that applies equally to business associates handling such information.

Frequently Asked Questions

The course defines this directly, along with how a Business Associate Agreement establishes what your organisation may do with a covered entity's PHI.

The contract governing your handling of a covered entity's protected health information. It sets terms you are bound by in addition to HIPAA itself.

Yes. It assumes no prior HIPAA training and prepares business associate staff to meet their obligations from the beginning.

The obligations differ. Business associates operate under agreements defining permitted uses, and their permitted disclosures are narrower.

Any staff member handling PHI on a client's behalf — often including technical and administrative roles that never see a patient.

This course is designed for employees who need to complete HIPAA Privacy and Security for Business Associates training

Yes. This course is designed to meet applicable federal requirements and commonly mandated state standards. Always confirm specific state or industry requirements with your local regulations.

The course takes approximately 45 minutes to complete and can be paused and resumed at any time.

Yes. Learners receive a downloadable certificate upon successful completion, which can be used for compliance records and audits.

Yes. You can assign this course to individuals or groups using Coggno’s LMS, or purchase multiple seats for your team.

Yes. This course can be exported for delivery in most learning management systems (SCORM compatible).

Yes. The course is fully self-paced and available 24/7.

Yes. This course includes a knowledge check to reinforce learning and verify completion.

Learners have lifetime access from the date of purchase.

Yes. A preview is available so you can review the course format and content before purchasing.

Yes. Content is reviewed and updated as regulations and best practices change.

Yes. This course is available for free with an active Prime Subscription.

Yes. Refund requests can be submitted within 30 days of purchase.

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