This course is based upon material published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is available on their website.

This course provides accurate information regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIAA) which was originally designed as a training for State Attorney Generals as a means to teach them the regulations and how to investigate misconduct.  This perspective can be especially helpful to practitioners who wish to understand the complex rules and regulations in order to be fully compliant with the law.

The course content provides an accurate definition of terms used in the HIPAA Privacy Rule and summarizes the requirements.  The administrative requirements for covered entities and business associates are also covered. 

This course is appropriate for beginning, intermediate and advanced level practitioners who wish to develop their knowledge of HIPAA.  This course is particularly useful for licensed clinicians who do clinical work as the HIPAA Privacy Rule applies to their practice. 

You may watch a video of this training by using this link – http://www.hhshipaasagtraining.com/module2.php

The video will take a couple of minutes to download and you will not be able to play it until it is completely downloaded.  You may also click on the get course materials link where you will find the transcript of the training.  You can read the training materials if you have difficulty with the video link.

Authors:  United States Department of Health and Human Services

Learning Objectives: This course will provide the practitioner with detailed information regarding HIPAA. Specifically, a professional will:

• Identify key terms and definitions used in the HIPPA Privacy Rule
• Distinguish the requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule
• Recognize the administrative requirements for covered entities and business associates.

Citation:  United States Department of Health and human Services (2014).  Module 2: HIPAA Privacy Fundamentals.  Retrieved from: http://www.hhshipaasagtraining.com/documents/Module%202%20HIPAA%20Privacy%20Fundamentals.pdf