Overview & Objectives
The HIPAA for Business Associates course from Exceed Safety is designed to provide essential training regarding protected health information in the business setting. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, is designed to safeguard this information and this training provides information regarding the rights of individuals, types of information covered, privacy rules, and more.
Exceed Safety’s HIPAA for Business Associates course provides information for individuals who come in contact with protected health information and explains why privacy and security are important. Participants will also learn the background of HIPAA and its purpose. 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 authorizonation
- Breaches and penalties
- Safeguards
- Encryption
