Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Overview
23 min! Run Time
Employees
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of Completion
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Description
Think about the last time you heard about a data breach — company embarrassment, angry consumers, lawsuits, and fines. No one wants private information in the wrong hands, and that is exactly why Congress enacted HIPAA.
What this course covers:
- What HIPAA and protected health information (PHI) actually are
- Why HIPAA matters to patients, employers, and employees
- How HIPAA applies to most general industry jobs
- How to recognize a PHI security breach
- What to do if an information breach occurs
Built for general industry employees who need a clear, practical introduction to HIPAA and their role in protecting PHI.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
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Built by safety professionals.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Overview
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Because private health information in the wrong hands causes real harm — to patients first, and to organisations through lawsuits, fines and lost trust. Congress enacted HIPAA to set enforceable limits on how that information is handled.
Health information that can be linked to an identifiable person. The course explains which identifiers turn ordinary data into PHI and why the distinction determines how you must treat it.
Covered entities and their business associates — a wider group than most people expect. The course helps you work out whether the rules reach your organisation and your role.
Because liability is not confined to the compliance team. Everyday decisions about what to say, send or leave visible are where most violations originate.
An overview. It establishes what HIPAA is, who it binds and why it matters, and works well as a foundation before role-specific privacy or security training.
Think about the last time you heard news about an information security breach. Chances are that you heard about company embarrassment, outraged consumers and even legal actions and fines. No one wants private information released to people who could misuse or abuse it! That is why the government enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. This course will provide you with important information about what HIPAA is, how it applies to your job and what happens when there is an information breach. The course is intended for general industry employees.
Course Objectives:
Explain what HIPAA and PHI are;Recognize why HIPAA is important to patients, employers and employees;Recall how HIPAA applies to most general industry jobs;Recognize a PHI security breach;Recall what to do in case of an information breach
Duration: 23 min.