HIPAA: 16. Consumer Rights
5 min! Run Time
Employees
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What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
HIPAA exists to protect patients. Beyond the rules and regulations, it is just as important to understand the rights consumers hold over their own health information.
What this course covers:
- The rights HIPAA gives consumers over their PHI
- What patients expect from your compliance efforts
- How consumer rights shape everyday interactions
- Your role in honoring those rights
Helpful for any employee who interacts with patients and their protected health information.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
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Frequently Asked Questions
Rights over their own protected health information — including access to it and control over how it is used. Part sixteen sets out what those rights cover.
Because staff are who patients ask. Requests arrive at reception and clinical staff long before they reach a compliance officer.
That the information they disclose stays private and that requests about it are handled competently. The course frames compliance from the patient's perspective rather than the regulator's.
Part sixteen covers the routes available to patients, which is also useful for staff who need to explain the process accurately.
It covers what patients are entitled to and how they pursue it — helpful context for anyone who may field a concern directly.
