
Understand how the HITECH Act, as part of ARRA, strengthens HIPAA compliance by accelerating health IT adoption, expanding enforcement, and imposing mandatory penalties for willful neglect up to $1.5 million. Explore how covered entities and business associates must follow HIPAA security rules, ensure providers with an EHR system give patients access to their PHI in electronic format, and notify HHS of unsecured PHI breaches affecting 500 or more people.
Understand malware, including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, and learn to prevent infections by updating antivirus software, patching systems, using strong passwords, avoiding suspicious links, and backing up data.
Learn to handle a hipaa breach of phi, notify affected individuals, report to hhs, and manage media notices for larger breaches, with guidance for covered entities and business associates.
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability Act of 1996), HITECH Act (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) of 2009, and the final Omnibus Rule 2013 were all put in place to:
HIPAA Compliance Course is an easy to understand course that will transform someone who knows nothing about HIPAA, to a person who has basic HIPAA understanding.
This course covers understanding:
HIPAA Compliance is very important because it protects patient's Protected Health Information. In addition, fines for not complying with HIPAA can be huge and can ruin the reputation of the doctor, dentist, hospital, or other medical facilities and practices.