HIPAA Privacy & Security Training

Online Training & Certification Course

This course is designed to help you achieve a general awareness of the HIPAA requirements pertaining to the disposal of protected health information (PHI). This course highlights practices that individuals and organizations can apply to ensure that their disposal of PHI complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996.

What are the governing regulations?
This course presents an overview of the requirements for the disposal of protected health information (PHI) as set forth in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. The course includes practical information about how individuals and organizations can maintain HIPAA compliance.

Who must take this training?
HIPAA requires that anyone working for a covered entity who handles PHI must receive HIPAA training. This training requirement extends to volunteer workers, such as a hospital greeter or an art therapist in a nursing home. Business associates of covered entities are also mandated to train their workforce, including employees and subcontractors. Thus, anyone who is involved with the disposal of PHI, or who supervises others who dispose of PHI, must receive training that covers the PHI disposal policies and procedures of the covered entity.

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Specific topics covered in this course include:

About This Course
Course Objectives
Introduction to HIPAA Security Training
- Applicable Regulations
- Key Terms
- What Are Covered Entities?
- Why Employers Should Be Informed about the Proper Disposal of PHI
- Why Employees Should Be Informed about the Proper Disposal of PHI
- Why Business Associates Should Be Informed about the Proper Disposal of PHI
Applicable Regulations for Disposal of PHI
- The HITECH Act
- Categories of Covered Entities
- Risky Assumptions Based on a Misleading Definition
- What the HIPAA Rules Do Not Specify
- Training Requirements
Identification of PHI
- What Are the Personal Identifiers?
- What Qualifies as PHI?
- PHI Formats-Paper and Tangible Objects
- PHI Formats-Electronic Media and Spoken PHI
Guidelines for Proper Disposal of PHI
- Storage and Disposal of Paper and Tangible Objects with PHI
- Disposal Techniques for Electronic Media with PHI
- General Best Practices for Disposal of Materials with PHI and ePHI
- Considerations When Hiring an Information Destruction Specialist
Potential Consequences of Improper Disposal of PHI
- Civil Penalties
- Criminal Penalties
Develop a Plan to Ensure HIPAA Compliance
- Evaluate and Compare Your Circumstances
- Develop a Plan for Proper Disposal of PHI
- Implement the Plan and Ensure Its Execution
Summary
Additional Resources
Exam

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Our HIPAA Security Training course consists of content, graphics, audio, self-check questions, and a final exam.

Click to Learn More How long is the course?

It will take a MINIMUM of 2 hours to complete this online course. The student may log on and off as needed. A bookmark will be set so when they log back in they will return to where they left off.

Click to Learn More How long do I have to complete this course?

We have no restrictions on how long a person takes to complete a course.

Likewise, if you are purchasing for others, we have no time limit on assigning courses. So you can purchase a larger quantity then you currently need and take advantage of volume discounts.

Click to Learn More How often is retraining or recertification required?

Training must be provided to each new member within the workforce and when a material change has taken place within the covered entity's workforce. Annual re-training is suggested.

Click to Learn More How soon is the certificate of completion issued?

Upon successful completion each student will have immediate access to a printable certificate and wallet card.

Click to Learn More Continuing education credits?

Each student will receive 0.2 CEUs (or 2 CMEs) from Compliance Training Online® for completing this course.

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How Many Students?
Who Is Taking This Course? Yourself Select if you are purchasing this course to take yourself. It will automatically be assigned to you. Yourself & Others Select if you are purchasing more than one of this course for both yourself and others. One will be assigned to you automatically, and you can assign the remainder at any time after you have completed the purchase. Others Select if you are purchasing one or more of this course for others. You can assign them at any time after you have completed the purchase.