Learn the essentials of HIPAA and HIPAA Compliance 

HIPAA – the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – has been around since 1996 and applies to any organization that deals with protected health information.  This course offers an overview of HIPPA compliance requirements including the important elements of HIPAA and the later HITECH Act. Through these videos, health care workers and their business associates will learn what they need to be doing to protect patient privacy and keep their organization out of legal troubles. 

This version, Intro to HIPAA for Business Associates, is for accounting firms, outsourced organizations, and any other business that works with covered entities.  

Topics covered include: 

• Describing HIPAA’s history 
• Identifying important terms and acronyms associated with HIPAA 
• Discussing three major HIPAA rules 
• Describing key pieces of the Privacy Rule 
• Recognizing the 18 elements of PHI (Protected Health Information) 
• Identifying three types of safeguards 
• Applying tips for HIPAA implementation 
• Describing HIPAA responsibilities specific to business associates