HIPAA Privacy Rules

Overview/Description
 Personal privacy is now a major issue to people, particularly where medical information is concerned. This course presents an overview of HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), outlining the main components and identifying who is covered by the act. The course examines the privacy provisions under HIPAA for patients and employees involved with covered entities. Under HIPAA, covered entities are now expected to provide notification to individuals before the routine use of health information. HIPAA offers patients the right to a copy of their medical records, to request amendments to them if necessary, and to know the history of disclosures. This course helps covered entities recognize the key provisions of HIPAA, how their organizations are affected by HIPAA, and how the privacy rules impact upon them. The course also explains their notification requirements and the penalties of noncompliance. SkillSoft's Legal Compliance courses are developed and maintained with subject matter support provided by the Labor, Employment, and Employee Benefits Law Group of the law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA.

Target Audience
 Managers, supervisors, and all employees

Expected Duration
1.0 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Overview of HIPAA

  • identify the main provisions of HIPAA.
  • recognize the key subcomponents of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification provision.
  • match the covered entity as defined by HIPAA to its definition.
  • recognize examples of covered entities using the HIPAA rules.

    • Privacy Rule

  • identify a health plan's responsibilities regarding the Privacy Rule under HIPAA.
  • recognize the benefits to individuals provided by the Privacy Rule.
  • identify how the Privacy Rule safeguards Protected Health Information.
  • identify the elements of health information that must be protected in a given scenario.
  • identify the main requirements for a Notice of Privacy Practices document.
  • identify the penalties a company faces if it fails to comply with its obligations under the Privacy Rule.
  • recognize the impact of HIPAA penalties upon covered entities who do not comply.
  • identify how to file a health information complaint with the Office for Civil Rights.

    • Course Number: LCO0301