HIPAA For General Employees: HIPAA Security Rule
6 min! Run Time
Employees
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What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
The HIPAA Security Rule safeguards electronic protected health information (ePHI) from digital threats like unauthorized access and breaches, especially in electronic health records (EHR).
What this course covers:
- Why the Security Rule matters for ePHI
- Common digital threats to health records
- Rights and responsibilities the rule creates
- How to help keep electronic health information secure
Designed for general healthcare employees who work with electronic patient data.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
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Frequently Asked Questions
Safeguarding electronic protected health information from digital threats including unauthorised access and breaches, with particular attention to electronic health records.
Because protecting electronic records is a technical problem as much as a policy one. The Security Rule addresses controls; the Privacy Rule addresses permissions.
Yes. Most security failures start with everyday behaviour around systems rather than with the systems themselves.
EHR systems concentrate large volumes of ePHI, which is why the module gives them particular attention.
It is the counterpart to the Privacy Rule module in the HIPAA For General Employees series, and the two are best taken together.
