HIPAA Overview

Audience:

This course is ideal for those who need a general overview of the HIPAA legislation.

Prerequisites:

None

Discription:

This instructor-led training manual provides a general overview of the HIPAA legislation; specifically the HIPAA Five Titles (Rules) with main focus on Title II.

Disclaimer:

Course content is an overview of HIPAA legislation only. Patients’ privacy and rights are critical; The penalties for non-compliance can be severe. For more details, please visit the HHS website and consult with your legal counsel with questions regarding the application of HIPAA in your workplace.

Additionally, this course only reviews HIPAA. There may be Louisiana State or other Federal laws that impact your business operations.

This course is not intended to serve as legal advice.

Outline

Why HIPAA?

Common Avoiders and Fears

HIPAA's Five Rules

HIPaA Development

HIPAA Timeline

Health Care Information Systems

How is IIHI Shared With?

Why Standardize

What about State Law?

Impacted Businesses

Other Covered Entities

Impacted Workforce

What Information is Protected?

Levels of Health Information

Terminology - IIHI

Terminology - NPP, Authorization, ePHI

Terminology - Privacy and Security

The HIPAA Privacy Rule

Patients' Rights

Exceptions to Right of Access

Authorization Forms

TPO Examples

Terminology 0 Use and Disclosure

Covered Entities' Rights and Responsibilities

Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)

Marketing

Research

Minors/Personal Representative

Business Associates

NOT Business Associates

Business Associate Agreements/Contracts

Minimum Necessary Requirement

Reasonable Effort

Hippocrates Understood Privacy

Disposal of PHI

Penalties for Violating HIPAA

Breach Notification Rule

Breach Notification Requirements

Security Rule

Privacy and Security Technology

Risk Assessments

Record - Retention

HIPAA Audits

Enforcement - OCR and SAG