Course Description (from the course website)
Privacy Rule
The Privacy Rule establishes national standards for the protection of certain health information. It applies to all forms of individuals’ protected health information, whether electronic, written, or oral. The major goal of the Privacy Rule is to make sure an individual’s health information is properly protected while allowing the flow of health information needed to provide high quality health care and to protect the public’s health and well-being. The Rule strikes a balance that permits important uses of information, while protecting the privacy of those who need care.
The Privacy Rule covers a health care provider whether it electronically transmits these transactions directly or uses a billing service or other third party to do so on its behalf.
Key Topics
- HIPAA Law Components
- Privacy and Security Rule
- Protecting Patients’ Privacy
- Covered Entities
- Personal Rights
- Good Privacy Practices
- Protected Information
- Sharing Health Information
- Protected Healthcare Identifier
- Healthcare Clearing House
- Electronic Protected Health Information
- Non-Compliance Enforcement
- Training Requirements
- Filing Complaints
- Civil Money and Criminal Penalties
- Administrative, Physical, and Technical Safeguards
- Employers and Health Information in the Workplace
Target Audience
- Employee
