HIPAA Privacy and Security Awareness
30 min! Run Time
Employees
only
of Completion
What you'll learn
Description
This awareness-level refresher is for healthcare employees who have already completed foundational HIPAA training. It reinforces the privacy and security duties of frontline workers, supervisors, trainees, and volunteers at covered entities.
What this course covers:
- A practical review of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
- Proper use and disclosure of protected health information (PHI)
- Individual rights of access, security best practices, and breach notification
- HIPAA enforcement and penalty provisions
- Updates reflecting the 2024 HHS Final Rule on reproductive health care
Ideal for clinics, hospitals, surgery centers, group practices, health plans, and clearinghouses keeping their workforce current.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. HIPAA Basics
3. Using and Disclosing PHI
4. Individuals’ Rights of Access to PHI
5. Securing PHI
6. Breach Notification Rules
7. Enforcement
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
Author
HIPAA Privacy and Security Awareness
Frequently Asked Questions
No. It is an awareness-level refresher for healthcare employees who have already completed foundational training.
The privacy and security duties of frontline workers, supervisors, trainees and volunteers at covered entities — the points most likely to fade between annual sessions.
It suits periodic reinforcement. Organisations commonly schedule awareness-level refreshers annually alongside other compliance training.
Frontline healthcare staff and their supervisors, including trainees and volunteers already grounded in the basics.
Consider the foundational course instead. This module reinforces existing knowledge rather than rebuilding it.
The course provides a practical review of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, with a focus on the proper use and disclosure of protected health information (PHI). Students will also explore individual rights of access to PHI, organizational and personal security best practices, breach notification requirements, and HIPAA's enforcement and penalty provisions. Upon completion, learners will have a solid working knowledge of their responsibilities under HIPAA and the steps their organization must take to remain in compliance.
This course has been updated to reflect the 2024 HHS Final Rule, which strengthens PHI protections related to reproductive health care. Following the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization — which overturned the constitutional precedent protecting abortion rights — the Department of Health and Human Services modified the Privacy Rule to limit the circumstances under which a patient's PHI related to reproductive health care may be used or disclosed for non-healthcare purposes. This update ensures your workforce understands their obligations under the current regulatory landscape and can appropriately safeguard sensitive patient information.