Understanding HIPAA for the Medical Office
A healthcare professional's guide to understanding the requirements HIPAA
Ratings 4.70 / 5.00
What You Will Learn!
- An understanding of the reasons for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
- Recongnition of the scope of the HIPAA law for both health care and insurance industries
- To be able to describe the types of healh care providers that are "covered entities"
- To be able to accurately define protected health information (PHI)
- Identification of the standardized code sets as mandated by HIPAA
- An understanding of the basics of administrative safeguards, physical safeguards, and technical safeguards for e-PHI
- Explain the government's role in overseeing compliance and setting up the means to file a complaint
- To be able to explain the problem of medical identity theft
- Dispell some of the myths related to HIPAA
Description
HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. This federal law was created as a means to reform the healthcare system of the United States. It was revised 2009 with the ARRA/HITECH Act and again in 2013 with the Omnibus Rule. The law mandates that all employees who have any possible contact with protected healthcare information be trained in compliance in all areas of HIPAA.
This online training courses meet and exceed the requirements for HIPAA training established by the federal HIPAA Privacy and HIPAA Security regulations.
Who Should Attend!
- Healthcare Professionals
- Medical Office Managers
- Individuals employed by a "Covered Entity" such as an insurance company, outsourcing entiry, or provider of healthcare services
- Students who are entering into any healthcare profession
