HIPAA For General Employees: HIPAA Patient Rights
6 min! Run Time
Employees
only
Provided
What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
HIPAA and HITECH give patients more control over their protected health information (PHI). This course looks at the rights those laws provide and how you help uphold them.
What this course covers:
- Patients' right to view and transfer their information
- How patients indicate what can and cannot be shared
- The role covered entities play in ensuring these rights
Designed for general employees who interact with patient health information.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
Author
Frequently Asked Questions
HIPAA and HITECH give patients considerable control — including the right to view and transfer their protected health information.
Usually by handling requests correctly and promptly. Staff outside compliance roles are often the first point of contact when a patient asks.
It extended patient control over health information, particularly as records moved into electronic systems where access and transfer became practical.
The course covers what patients are entitled to, so staff can distinguish a legitimate request from one needing escalation.
Yes — one module of the HIPAA For General Employees series, alongside modules on PHI, the Privacy Rule and the Security Rule.
