HIPAA: 8. Enforcement
7 min! Run Time
Employees
only
Provided
What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
Understanding HIPAA means putting the rules into practice. This course explains what happens when an organization fails to follow the Privacy or Security Rules.
What this course covers:
- What the HIPAA Enforcement Rule establishes
- How violation complaints are handled
- The enforcement responsibilities and processes involved
- Why managers and supervisors benefit from knowing them
Especially useful for managers and supervisors, though valuable for any employee curious about the consequences.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
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Frequently Asked Questions
The process that follows a failure to comply with the Privacy or Security Rules — how matters are investigated and what the consequences can be.
Part eight follows a complaint through the process, so staff understand what an investigation involves rather than encountering it for the first time under pressure.
The course sets out where enforcement responsibility sits and the powers attached to it, including what an organisation can be required to do after a finding.
Because understanding what follows a violation changes how seriously the rules are taken. Enforcement is not abstract, and individual conduct is part of what gets examined.
Part eight covers the process; part ten covers the penalty structure itself, including the tiers introduced by the HITECH Act.
