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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (HP2024)


Author(s): Patsy Barnes, RN, BA


Pre-Approved for: ACM, CA BRN, CCAPP, CCLCP, CCM, CDMS, CE Broker Provider, CLCP, CNLCP, COHN/COHN-S, COPS-KT, CRCC, CRRN, CVE, CVRP, Delaware BON, FCB, GA-SBWC, MCBAP-Related, MSCC, RNs


Credit Hours: 2


Course Format

This course is online. All course material is available online and is accessible immediately after purchase from your account homepage. Certificate of Completion is available immediately upon passing the exam.

Course Overview

This class will present HIPAA law, including the privacy and security rules, and the exemption for Workers' Compensation. Also presented is the final rule for the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, also called The Common Rule, which went into effect in January 2019.

Social media and telemedicine are also raising questions regarding privacy and confidentiality. Included are the HIPAA requirements for portable devices.

HIPAA rules are always in place, including times of epidemic such as the opioid epidemic and pandemic situations such as COVID-19 and the recent changes that have been allowed are at the end of this class.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance to help the public understand when the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule applies to disclosures and requests for information about whether a person has received a COVID-19 vaccine dated September 2021 are included at the end of this class.

There is a new change to the HIPAA privacy rule to normalize the electronic health record definition, clarify privacy practices, provide transparency for access fees, and reaffirm an individual’s access rights. New to 2024 HIPAA are 2 changes dealing with telemedicine and the exceptions made during the pandemic as well as a change to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to strengthen reproductive health care privacy.



Course Objectives

  1. Describe HIPAA law and its components.

  2. List those entities that are required to follow HIPAA law and those who are considered business associates under the HIPAA law.

  3. State the one exception to the HIPAA law requirements.

  4. Discuss special situations regarding HIPAA law including HIV, LGBT communities, cloud computing, and the opioid epidemic.

  5. Explain the new "Common Rule" and its effective changes in research.

  6. Explain the exceptions to HIPAA regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

  7. Describe the rules regarding HIPAA and the questioning of persons regarding COVID-19 vaccines.

  8. Present the changes to the privacy rule for 2023.

  9. Explain the change in the telemedicine privacy rule post-pandemic.

  10. Discuss the changes made to the Privacy Rule regarding women's health.

Course Outline

  1. HIPAA - Privacy and Security Rules

  2. Changes to HIPAA Law

  3. Questions and Answers about HIPAA Laws & Workers' Compensation

  4. Special Considerations under HIPAA Law

  5. The Common Rule

  6. Electronic changes and HIPAA regulations regarding mobile devices

  7. COVID-19 and changes due to COVID-19

  8. HIPAA coverage regarding the questioning of persons regarding COVID-19 vaccines

  9. 2023 Changes to the Privacy Rule

  10. 2024 Changes to the Privacy Rule regarding women's health and telemedicine post-pandemic

Course Price

$16.00

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