HIPAA: 9. Breaches
11 min! Run Time
Employees
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What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
HIPAA exists to prevent the unauthorized use or disclosure of protected health information. Under the Privacy Rule, any impermissible release of PHI is considered a "breach."
What this course covers:
- How HIPAA defines a breach
- What counts as an impermissible release of PHI
- Common ways breaches happen
- Steps every employee can take to prevent one
Built for all staff who handle protected health information and want to avoid costly mistakes.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
Author
Frequently Asked Questions
Any impermissible use or disclosure of protected health information. Under the Privacy Rule the threshold is lower than most people assume — intent is not what defines it.
No. Most breaches are accidental — a message to the wrong recipient, a document left visible, a conversation overheard. The obligation to respond is the same.
Through ordinary work rather than attacks. Part nine covers the common routes so staff recognise the situations where they are most exposed.
Report it promptly. Delay is what converts a manageable incident into a serious one, and the course is explicit about why early reporting matters.
Part nine defines what a breach is. Part ten covers what follows, including the tiered penalty structure established under HITECH.
