HIPAA for Nurses

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Recall why HIPAA was enacted
• Define individual rights under HIPAA
• Identify examples of protected health information
• Choose requirements for working with protected health information
• Recognize risks for HIPAA non-compliance

Students, aspiring professionals, Interns, executives etc.

Basic English and computer literacy required

Contributes to Professional and technical skill development in this area

IACET endorsed printable certificate on scoring 80% pass

This course presents information pertaining to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), particularly Titles I & II.  The course is for nurses, a primary care-giver responsible for applying HIPAA rules many times each day.  In addition to a general discussion of HIPAA, the course contains case studies in three areas important to nursing professionals: Protected Health Information, Electronic Transactions Security, and Physical Safeguards.  The goal of this course is to increase the learners awareness and understanding of individual rights and responsibilities under HIPAA so they can improve the safeguarding of health information. 

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