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HIPAA: Your Obligations Under the Privacy Rule
Course Description:
Medical records can include some of the most intimate details about a person’s life. HIPAA, which stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, was enacted to help employees secure health care while keeping their protected health information, or PHI, private. Today, we’ll summarize the key elements of HIPAA’s Privacy Rule and explain how you are to protect your beneficiaries’ PHI.
Course Duration: 33 minutes
Why “HIPAA: Your Obligations Under the Privacy Rule” Matters:
At the completion of this course, the participant will understand:
The purpose of HIPAA’s Privacy Rule
The basic requirements of the Rule
Covered entities and business associates
What, when, and how your PHI is protected
Key Points:
HIPAA was created to provide and promote quality health care, while keeping the public’s personal health information private.
Privacy is a basic right that should never be breached unless for the good of the patient or the public.
If you have access to patients’ protected health information (PHI), you must understand HIPAA’s Privacy Rule and its impact on your job responsibilities.
Familiarize yourself with your organization’s security procedures when it comes to working with electronic PHI.
Fully understand how to disclose and dispose properly. Otherwise, speak with a supervisor. Always treat patients’ health information as confidential, and disclose it only to those who you are sure are authorized to see it.
Know your patient’s rights when it comes to the Privacy Rule.
Personal health information is protected by federal law.
