Basics
This course provides an overview of the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). You will learn about:
1. The need for administrative simplification.
2. The standards for electronic transactions.
3. Health information privacy and security.
4. Individual rights over health information. |
Privacy 1
This is the first of two courses on the privacy regulations under the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). It covers:
1. Who is covered by HIPAA
2. What information is protected
3. The general rules on use and disclosure of protected health Information
The second part of the course covers:
1. Special rules on use and disclosure of health information
2. Complex organizations under HIPAA
3. Individuals' rights to health information.
4. Privacy administration and implementation. |
Privacy 2
This is the second of two courses on the privacy regulations under the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The first course covered:
1. Who is covered by HIPAA
2. What information is protected
3. The general rules on use and disclosure of protected health Information
This part of the course covers:
1. Special rules on use and disclosure of health information
2. Complex organizations under HIPAA
3. Individuals' rights to health information
4. Privacy administration and implementation. |
Security
This course introduces you to the standards for electronic health information security under the; Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). It covers:
1. Why the federal government wants to protect the security of electronic health information.
2. The approach to health information security taken by the proposed standards.
3. Physical safeguards.
4. Technical security.
5. Administrative procedures.
6. Implementing the standards. |
Admin Staff
This course informs medical group administrative staff about the use and disclosure of health information It covers:
1. Privacy administration.
2. Protected health information.
3. Safeguarding health information.
4. Using health information. |
Ancillary Staff
This course informs ancillary service providers about the use and disclosure of health information. It is intended for personnel who provide clinical testing, diagnostic imaging and similar ancillary services. Hospital-based physicians who provide these services and who have practices outside the hospital should also take the general course for Members of the hospital medical staff. This course covers:
1. Privacy administration.
2. Protected health information.
3. Uses and disclosures of protected health information.
4. Safeguarding health information.
5. Reporting problems and violations. |
Clinical Staff
This course informs members of the clinical workforce about the use and disclosure of health information. It covers:
1. Privacy administration.
2. Protected health information.
3. Uses and disclosures of protected health information.
4. Safeguarding health information.
5. Reporting problems and violations. |
Clinical Support
This course informs clinical support personnel about the use and disclosure of health information. It is focused on the needs of staff who are not direct care providers, but who have access to health information to support clinical functions for quality assurance, utilization review, peer review and similar activities. The course covers:
1. Privacy administration.
2. Protected health information.
3. Safeguarding health information.
4. Using Health Information. |
Contracting Staff
This course informs contracting personnel about the use and disclosure of health information. The course covers:
1. Privacy administration.
2. Protected health information.
3. Safeguarding health information.
4. Using health information. |
Direct Care Staff
This course informs nurses and physicians' assistants about the use and disclosure of health information. It covers:
1. Privacy administration.
2. Protected health information.
3. Uses and disclosures of protected health information.
4. Safeguarding health information.
5. Reporting problems and violations. |
| HR Staff
This course informs human resources personnel about the use and disclosure of health information. It covers:
1. Privacy administration.
2. Protected health information.
3. Safeguarding health information.
4. Using health information. |
Medical Records
This course informs medical records personnel about the use and disclosure of health information. It covers:
1. What information is protected?
2. Permitted uses and disclosures of protected health information.
3. Individuals' rights concerning their health information.
4. Safeguarding health information. |
Med Staff
This course informs medical staff members about the use and disclosure of health information. It covers:
1. Privacy administration.
2. Protected Health Information.
3. Uses and disclosures of protected health information.
4. Safeguarding health information.
5. Reporting problems and violations. |
Patient Accounting
This course informs patient accounting personnel about the use and disclosure of health information. It covers:
1. Privacy administration.
2. Protected health information.
3. Safeguarding health information.
4. Using health information. |
Registration
This course informs registration and admitting personnel about the use and disclosure of health information. It covers:
1. Privacy administration.
2. Protected health information.
3. Safeguarding health information.
4. The patient registration process. |
Research
This course provides an overview of the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) pertaining to the research process. It covers:
1. The definition of research.
2. The circumstances under which authorization is required before disclosure of protected health information occurs.
3. The elements of a proper authorization.
4. The circumstances under which disclosure of protected health information is permitted without authorization.
5. The obligations of the participants in the research process. |
Volunteer Staff
This course informs hospital volunteers about the use and disclosure of health information. It covers:
1. Privacy administration.
2. Protected health information.
3. Safeguarding health information.
4. The patient registration process. |
