Understanding HIPAA for the Medical Office
What you'll learn
- An understanding of the reasons for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
- Recongnition of the scope of the HIPAA law for both health care and insurance industries
- To be able to describe the types of healh care providers that are "covered entities"
- To be able to accurately define protected health information (PHI)
- Identification of the standardized code sets as mandated by HIPAA
- An understanding of the basics of administrative safeguards, physical safeguards, and technical safeguards for e-PHI
- Explain the government's role in overseeing compliance and setting up the means to file a complaint
- To be able to explain the problem of medical identity theft
- Dispell some of the myths related to HIPAA
Requirements
- Able to speak, write and read in the English language
- Recommended but not required: A basic understanding of Medical Terminology
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Description
This online training courses meet and exceed the requirements for HIPAA training established by the federal HIPAA Privacy and HIPAA Security regulations.
Who this course is for:
- Healthcare Professionals
- Medical Office Managers
- Individuals employed by a "Covered Entity" such as an insurance company, outsourcing entiry, or provider of healthcare services
- Students who are entering into any healthcare profession
Course content
- Preview10:16
- 4 questionsIntroduction to HIPAA
Instructor
![Carol Pigott, MAed, CMA, CBCS](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 406 Reviews
- 1,423 Students
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Carol has taught allied health courses for more than 13 years. She is nationally recognized for her teaching ability as well as her dedication to quality adult education. She is a national award winning instructor who has also constructed high quality "Train-the-Trainer" programs as well as helped to build the curriculum for 3 major national allied health vocational institutes.
Carol has a Master's Degree in Education with a Specialization in Curriculum and Instruction. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in education. Her courses integrate technology with traditional teaching methodologies in order provide the most differentiated and student-centered learning experiences.
Carol has 20 years experience in the allied healthcare arena and is certified as a clinical and administrative medical assistant as well.