HIPAA

Course Description

Our 2-day Comprehensive HIPAA Privacy and Intermediate Security Training program provides professional training that focuses on the implications of HIPAA legislation and identifies critical compliance requirements for your business/client. We explore HIPAA’s Administrative Simplification Act as well as how to create a framework for initiating and working toward a blueprint for HIPAA Privacy Compliance while understanding HIPAA Security rules and regulations.

This program reflects changes to HIPAA regulations due to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

Prerequisites

There are no specific educational or experience requirements for taking the program. However, it is recommended that individuals have some healthcare experience. High Speed internet connection is required for Live program.

Learning Objectives Include:

• Understand what HIPAA means, how it affects your organization and the significant changes in policies, procedures and processes within the organization in the handling of patient records.
• Understand the changes to HIPAA rules due to revisions of ARRA’s HITECH Act of 2009.
• Identify the main reasons behind HIPAA, specifically, to provide continuity/portability of health benefits to individuals between jobs; to combat fraud/abuse in health insurance and health care delivery; to reduce administrative costs in health care; to provide uniform standards for electronic healthcare transactions; and to ensure security and privacy of patient health information.
• Gain an in-depth understanding of the HIPAA Security, Privacy and Transaction rule.
• Examine how implementing HIPAA affects the way health care entities organize and staff to achieve and monitor compliance with patient privacy/confidentiality needs.
• Understand the new Enforcement rule.
• Plan and prepare for HIPAA compliance.
• Understand who Business Associates are and what will they have to do to ensure HITECH HIPAA Compliance.

This Course Prepares Students for the Following Certification Exam:

• HIPAAtraining.net CHPE Certification Exam

This Course Covers the Following HIPAAtraining.net Certification Course:

• Online Training for Comprehensive HIPAA Privacy & Intermediate Security Training (Level 1)

Online Live Comprehensive HIPAA Privacy and Intermediate Security Program Features:

• Accelerated Learning - With over 11 years of education experience, we focus on the HIPAA requirements that you need to be successful in your career.
• Full Interactivity - Two-way voice over the phone enables you to ask questions and receive answers instantaneously, just like a traditional classroom. View PowerPoint on your computer.
• Customized Courseware - Using the most current HIPAAtraining.net Official Courseware, in combination with our customized kits, we deliver everything you need for success.
• Expert Instructors - The cornerstone for the success of a quality training program is the instructor's ability to translate complex theories into understandable concepts and applied knowledge. Our HIPAA subject matter experts have a health care background and are IT Security experts (CISSP or equivalent) having practical knowledge of HIPAA compliance.

*This program is offered in partnership by Training-HIPAA.net, a Supremus Group venture.