Why this course is for you
As healthcare professionals, we obtain a plethora of private information regarding our patients in order to admit the patient, treat them and provide follow up care after discharge. It is our ethical duty to provide our patients with confidentiality while being treated. In this course we will discuss the privacy and security rules of HIPAA as well as discussing what is considered PHI.
At the completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Define health insurance portability and accountability act
- Discuss individuals covered under HIPAA
- Define the privacy rule of HIPAA
- Define the security rule of HIPAA
- Discuss consequences related to breach of HIPAA
- List issues related to keeping PHI safe
- Discuss how to keep patient information private
