HIPAA and Confidentiality for Licensed Professionals
HIPAA and Confidentiality for Licensed Professionals is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation.
Description:
The federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was implemented in 1996 and has evolved significantly. While HIPAA regulations have many varying components, the part of HIPAA most relevant to healthcare professionals, however, centers around the protection of an individual’s healthcare information. Because you play a key role in the production of healthcare information, you play a key role in its protection.
Goal and Learning Outcomes:
The goal of this course is to provide licensed professionals with an understanding of HIPAA, privacy, and security.
Unless otherwise stated, the information in this course was sourced from 45 C.F.R. §160, 162, 164 (2021).
After taking this course, you should be able to:
• Describe the intent of HIPAA.
• Apply professional practices that protect privacy.
• Recognize practices that protect the security of electronic protected health information.