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HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
An HCET LearningLink On-line Training Module
- This module was developed to provide a
basic overview of HIPAA, and provide links to more detailed information about HIPAA
compliance
- 1 CHES Contact hour is available for this activity
Contents
Start here
Introduction
Sections
- What is HIPAA & Who is Affected?
- Establishment of HIPAA
- Goals
- Compliance & Penalties for Non-compliance
- Policies and Procedures Manual
- Resources & Links
- Post-test
- Evaluation
This learning module was developed to provide a basic overview of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), as well as to provide links to other websites that contain more detailed information about HIPAA compliance.
Purpose
- Assist health care providers in understanding the HIPAA regulations,
- Help health care providers comply with HIPAA regulations, and
- Provide an educational resource to help providers fulfill their obligations required by HIPAA to educate officers, employees, and others who have access to medical information.
Audience
This information and policies in this module are appropriate for health educators, nurses, physicians, social workers and other health care professionals who work in a health care setting.
Credits
"The content and forms for this module were developed by Development Systems Incorporated (DSI)of Kansas City, Missouri through support from a grant from the Office of Population Affairs, DHHS, Grant # FPTPA070025-24-3. If you would like an intact copy of this manual please see the HIPAA Compliance info on the
DSI website."
Sponsored by
The Region V Training project of Health Care Education and Training, Inc. - HCET (more about us).
HCET offers regional and on-site training, individual assistance and consultation either through training grants or as fee-for service. For further information on how we can serve your training needs contact Karen Sherman ksherman@hcet.org, or 317-247-9008.
- 1 Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) Continuing Education Contact Hour (CECH) is available for this activity. To receive a certificate of completion for contact hours, you must submit the completed post test and evaluation to Health Care Education and Training, Inc.
Disclaimer
This learning module was developed to assist agencies in Region V in understanding obligations imposed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HCET provides no guarantee of accuracy of warranties of any kind. Utilization of this information is at the sole risk of the user. As with any matter of the law, independent legal counsel should be consulted regarding compliance with the requirements of HIPAA.
