Online HIPAA Training Courses For Less Than 500 Employees

Online HIPAA Training Courses For Transaction, Privacy And Security For Less Than 500 Employees

HIPAAShield™ is available to assist your enterprise projects and initiatives.
Please contact ecfirst toll free at 877.899.9974 x17 for more information and consulting costs. 

Health care provider employees must be trained in the HIPAA privacy and security rules and regulations based on job role in an organization. We have a comprehensive, HIPAA online training course for every employee. The course provides modules on HIPAA AWARENESS as well as modules that contain information employees need to know regarding Privacy, Security and Electronic Transaction. This course is best suited for organization with less than 500 employees.

The HIPAA Academy™ is excited to offer a e-learning training course that will help small organizations train their entire work population in a timely and cost effective manner. The Online HIPAA Training is devoted to helping organizations meet the Administrative Simplification Act section 164.530(b)(1). This section requires employers to provide HIPAA awareness and “Job Role” policy training. Our course is designed to reach all level of employees from providers to billing clerks to housekeeping.

Features of the HIPAA e-learning courses

Low Cost Per Trainee
YES
Available 24/7
YES
Interactive Exercises
YES
Content Updated When Rules And Regulations Change
YES
Automated Quizzes And Scoring
YES
Job-Function Specific Learning
YES
Trainees Can Ask Questions
YES
Course Topics Can Be Reviewed Quickly
YES
Completion Certificates Awarded
YES
CME/CEU Credits Available
YES

Health Care Compliance Association (AAPC) / Healthcare Compliance Certification Board (HCCB)

The following courses have recently been accredited for between 1.2 and 3.6 HCCB CE credits through the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA):

  • Professional Compliance (3.6 CE credits)
  • Corporate Compliance (3.6 CE credits)
  • HIPAA Compliance (3.6 CE credits)
  • Bioterrorism & Disaster Preparation (1.2 CE credits)
  • Patient Safety (1.2 CE credits)
  • JCAHO Accreditation Process and Tracer Methodology (1.2 CE credits)
  • Patient Rights (1.2 CE credits)
  • Infection Control (1.2 CE credits)
  • Documentation for Quality Care (1.2 CE credits)
  • Patient Education (1.2 CE credits)
  • Competency for Quality Care (1.2 CE credits)
  • Reducing Medication Errors (1.2 CE credits)
  • Organizational Performance Improvement (1.2 CE credits)

Note that many of our courses are also accredited for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits. The above credit information in independent of any CME credit offering

HIPAA Online Training for Transaction, Privacy and Security Course Outline

Introduction

  • Four common HIPAA dilemmas presented as scenarios
  • Brief history of HIPAA regulations

Module I – HIPAA Awareness

  • Brief overview of HIPAA Administrative Simplifications (AS).
  • Introduction of key AS concepts:
    • Covered Entities
    • Protected Health Information (PHI)
    • Notice of Privacy Practices
    • Privacy and Security Policy and Procedure Development
    • Reasonable Safeguards
    • Password Protections
    • Electronic Transaction Formats
    • Code Sets
    • Enforcement and Penalties for Violations
  • Scenarios and exercises
  • Quiz

Module II – Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information

  • Privacy Rule Sub-Module
    • Reviews definitions of key terms
    • Explains what is included in PHI and IIHI
    • Explains de-identification
    • Provides additional Privacy Notice information
    • Scenarios and exercises
    • Quiz
  • Protected Health Information Sub-Module (PHI)
    • Opens with Privacy Notice scenario
    • Explains difference between routine and non-routine uses and disclosures of PHI
    • Explains Authorization Form requirements and when they are needed
    • Scenarios and exercises
    • Quiz
  • Patient Rights Sub-Module
    • Explains when parents have rights to PHI or unemancipated minors
    • Explains patient right to access, inspect and/or copy personal PHI and the exceptions to this right
    • Explains requests by patients to amend PHI
    • Accounting of non-routine disclosures Restrictions on disclosures
    • Scenarios and exercises
    • Quiz
  • Business Associates (BA) Sub-Module
    • Explains requirements for BA contracts
    • Reviews limited covered entity liability for BA misuse of PHI
    • Quiz

Module III – Standards for Security of Electronic Protected Health Information (Revision released Summer, 2003)

  • Electronic PHI Security Introduction Sub-Module
    • Overview of the rule — introduces three areas of electronic security compliance
    • Quiz
  • Administrative Safeguards
    • Reviews nine administrative safeguard standards
    • Explains the required and addressable implementation specifications
    • Scenarios and exercises
    • Quiz
  • Physical Safeguards
    • Reviews four physical safeguard standards
    • Explains the required and addressable implementation specifications
    • Scenarios and exercises
    • Quiz
  • Technical Security
    • Reviews five technical
    • Explains the required and addressable implementation specifications
    • Scenarios and exercises
    • Quiz

Module IV – Standards for Electronic Transactions and Code Sets (SETCS)

  • Electronic Transactions Introduction Sub-Module
    • Explains implementation deadlines
    • Eight transaction format categories
    • Quiz
  • Implementation Suggestions Sub-Module
    • Explains importance of information flow
    • Provides examples of information that should be included in process
    • Exercise
    • Quiz

Module V – HIPAA Yearly Compliance Update

  • An annual update that provides supplementary information about one or more of the HIPAA Rules
  • Privacy Rule Update Sub-Module (for 2004)
    • Key Office for Civil Rights (OCR) clarifications about Notices of Privacy Practices and Authorizations
  • Protected Health Information (PHI) Update Sub-Module (for 2004)
    • Key OCR clarifications about PHI disclosures to third-parties such as family, friends, employers or clergy
  • Patient Rights Update Sub-Module (for 2004)
    • Key OCR clarifications such as Personal Representatives of patients, parental rights and emergency treatment
  • Business Associates Update Sub-Module (for 2004)
    • Covers key OCR clarifications about what business associate agreements must cover and to whom they apply
  • Quiz