HIPAA Privacy, Security and HITECH for Pharmacy Workforce
25 min! Run Time
Employees
only
of Completion
What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
Any business that handles protected health information needs HIPAA-aware staff — and pharmacies are no exception. This course covers HIPAA Privacy, Security, and HITECH, plus breach notification, tailored to pharmacy professionals and support staff.
What this course covers:
- The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules in a pharmacy context
- How the HITECH Act applies to pharmacy work
- Breach notification guidelines
- Protecting PHI across pharmacy operations
Presented in short segments with optional narration for the pharmacy workforce; an organization can add its own policy for sign-off.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
Author
HIPAA Privacy, Security and HITECH for Pharmacy Workforce
Frequently Asked Questions
Pharmacies handle prescription records, insurance details and patient conversations at a counter often within earshot of others — a distinct set of exposure risks.
Pharmacists and support staff alike. Technicians and counter staff handle protected health information constantly, frequently in the most public part of the premises.
HITECH and breach notification, so staff understand not only how to protect information but what must happen when protection fails.
The training is tailored to pharmacy work, where much of the risk comes from routine spoken exchanges rather than records or systems.
No. It introduces the Privacy and Security Rules from the start, framed for a pharmacy setting rather than a clinical one.
Compliance with the HIPPA law is essential for any business that comes in contact with protected health information (PHI). This course informs the learner about HIPAA Privacy, Security, HITECH and what to do if there is a breach notification. This course was authored so that an organization can include their specific policy for signoff at the end of the course. Designed for mobile playback in any location, narration is optional and information is presented in short segments. This 25 minute course is intended for the pharmacy workforce.
Course Objective:
This course provides an understanding of HIPAA Privacy, Security, HITECH law, and breach notification guidelines for pharmacy professionals and support staff.