Overview & Objectives
The HIPAA for Covered Entities course from Exceed Safety is designed to provide essential training regarding protected health information in an organizational and practice setting. This training provides essential knowledge of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, and how it relates to individual medical practices and more. Participants can expect to learn information regarding the rights of individuals, types of information covered under HIPAA, privacy rules, and more.
Exceed Safety’s HIPAA for Covered Entities course provides surrounding protected health information and explains why privacy and security are important. Participants will also learn the background of HIPAA and its purpose in an organizational setting. Specific course topics include the following:
- Privacy and security
- HIPAA – its purpose and background
- Requirements of HIPAA business associates
- Rights of individuals
- Types of information protected by HIPAA
- Privacy rule, security rule, and the breach of notification rule
- Disclosures and authorization
- Breaches and penalties
- Marketing communications
- Notice of privacy practices
- Safeguards
- Encryption
