An Introduction to HIPAA Privacy Regulations: What Providers Should Know
Learn about the basics of HIPAA’s Privacy Rule, including what you need to consider when handling patients’ protected health information and the rights of patients under the rule.
Estimated course completion time: 30 minutes.
Credit
Contact Hours:0.5
Description
- Identify the origins of the Privacy Rule.
- Recognize the balance that the Privacy Rule attempts to achieve.
- Identify individuals affected by the Privacy Rule.
- Identify general protections afforded to patients under the Privacy Rule.
- Define protected and non-protected health information.
- Define the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and its impact on HIPAA.