HIPAA Privacy and Security

The purpose of this course is to provide information that will allow health and mental health professionals to more easily comply with the Privacy and Security Rules defined by HIPAA. In addition, members of the public may use this course to enhance their personal knowledge of the subject matter presented. 


Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: 


1. Outline the history of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) in the United States.

2. Describe the Privacy Rule of HIPAA, including entities who must comply.

3. Identify protected health information and approaches to guarding and appropriately disclosing protected information.

4. Define patient rights and employers' responsibilities as delineated by HIPAA.

5. Evaluate the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule.

6. Discuss sources of potential security breaches and approaches to avoidance and notifications.

7. Explain potential disciplinary actions for not complying with the HIPAA Privacy or Security Rule.


This 5-hour continuing education course is available for download for professional development; if continuing education credit is desired, please see instructions included in eBook.