HIPAA Privacy and Security Basics
45 min! Run Time
Employees
only
of Completion
What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
This course helps workers who handle protected health information understand and interpret their responsibilities under the Privacy and Security Rules of HIPAAs Title II.
What this course covers:
- Your core duties under the HIPAA Privacy Rule
- Your core duties under the HIPAA Security Rule
- How Title II requirements apply to everyday work
- How a culture of compliance protects against breaches
Designed for employees who work with PHI and want to help their organization avoid costly privacy breaches.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
Author
HIPAA Privacy and Security Basics
Frequently Asked Questions
A wider group than most organisations assume — anyone whose work brings them into contact with patient information, including administrative and support roles outside clinical care.
Keeping PHI confidential, limiting how much you use or share, and understanding when patient authorization is needed. The course translates the rule into everyday obligations.
Protecting electronic PHI through the safeguards your organisation puts in place — access controls, secure handling of devices, and sound password practice.
Compliance that holds because staff understand why it matters, not because a policy exists. The course covers how everyday habits either protect the organisation or expose it.
This one is written for any worker handling PHI. The healthcare-sector course applies the same rules specifically to clinical and patient-care environments.
This training course helps workers who handle protected health-related information at work understand and interpret their responsibilities under the Privacy and Security Rules of HIPAAs Title II. By learning about requirements under the law, employees can help to foster a culture of compliance and protect against costly privacy breaches.
Course Length: 45 minutes