HIPAA Essentials: Privacy Rule (Focus)
16 min! Run Time
Employees
only
of Completion
What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
This module takes a detailed look at the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the rights it gives patients over their protected health information (PHI).
What this course covers:
- Individuals' rights regarding their PHI
- Proper forms of disclosure
- When PHI can be used and disclosed, and to whom
- When PHI cannot be used or disclosed
Updated to address the 2024 HIPAA Privacy Rule supporting reproductive health care privacy. Ideal for staff who need Privacy Rule detail.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
Author
HIPAA Essentials: Privacy Rule (Focus)
Frequently Asked Questions
The Privacy Rule at length, with particular attention to the rights it gives patients over their protected health information.
Individuals' rights regarding their own PHI, the proper forms of disclosure, and the circumstances governing when information may and may not be used.
The module is explicit about the limits — the situations where disclosure is prohibited regardless of how reasonable the request appears.
That module applies the Privacy Rule to care settings. This one examines the rule itself in detail, including the patient rights flowing from it.
Anyone handling PHI who needs a thorough command of the Privacy Rule rather than a working summary.
