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HIPAAShield™ is available to assist your enterprise projects and initiatives.  
Please contact HIPAAfirst toll free at 877.899.9974 x20 or x22 for more information and consulting costs.

The HIPAAShield™ Solution Team is excited to offer a training solution that will help organizations train their entire work population in a timely and cost effective manor.  The HIPAAShield™ Compliancy Training is devoted to helping organizations meet the Administrative Simplification Act section 164.530(b)(1).  This section requires employers to provide HIPAA awareness and "Job Role" policy training.  Our course is designed to reach all level of employees from providers to billing clerks to housekeeping.

If you are interested in a evaluating the actual course please contact Bob Matthews at 877-899-9974 x20 for your free 45-day trial and Login ID.

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HIPAAShield™ HIPAA Training
(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

Introduction

  • Four common HIPAA dilemmas presented as scenarios
  • Brief history of HIPAA regulations
Module I     HIPAA Awareness
  • Brief overview of HIPAA Administrative Simplifications (AS).
  • Introduction of key AS concepts:
    • Covered Entities
    • Protected Health Information (PHI)
    • Notice of Privacy Practices
    • Privacy and Security Policy and Procedure Development
    • Reasonable Safeguards
    • Password Protections
    • Electronic Transaction Formats
    • Code Sets
    • Enforcement and Penalties for Violations
  • Scenarios and exercises
  • Quiz
Module II
Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information
  • Privacy Rule Sub-Module
    • Reviews definitions of key terms
    • Explains what is included in PHI and IIHI
    • Explains de-identification
    • Provides additional Privacy Notice information
    • Scenarios and exercises
    • Quiz

  • Protected Health Information Sub-Module (PHI)
    • Opens with Privacy Notice scenario
    • Explains difference between routine and non-routine uses and disclosures of PHI
    • Explains Authorization Form requirements and when they are needed
    • Scenarios and exercises
    • Quiz


  • Patient Rights Sub-Module
    • Explains when parents have rights to PHI or unemancipated minors
    • Explains patient right to access, inspect and/or copy personal PHI and the exceptions to this right
    • Explains requests by patients to amend PHI
    • Accounting of non-routine disclosures Restrictions on disclosures
    • Scenarios and exercises
    • Quiz

  • Business Associates (BA) Sub-Module
    • Explains requirements for BA contracts
    • Reviews limited covered entity liability for BA misuse of PHI
    • Quiz
Module III
Standards for Security of Individually Identifiable Health Information
  • Security Introduction Sub-Module
    • Explains that this is not the final rule, what is included in the proposed rule, and introduces the four main areas of security
    • Quiz

  • Administrative Procedures Sub-Module
    • Explains that security policies & procedures must be established
    • Examples of security issues
    • Explains training requirements
    • Scenarios and exercises
    • Quiz

  • Physical Safeguards Sub-Module
    • Explains purpose of physical safeguards, computer system and facility security and control, and workstation security
    • Scenarios and exercises
    • Quiz

  • Technical Security Services & Mechanisms Sub-Module
    • Explains what is included in services and mechanisms
    • Scenarios and exercises
    • Quiz

  • Electronic Signatures Sub-Module – includes high level review of standards and quiz
Module IV
Standards for Electronic Transactions and Code Sets (SETCS)
  • Electronic Transactions Introduction Sub-Module
    • Explains implementation deadlines
    • Eight transaction format categories
    • Quiz

  • Implementation Suggestions Sub-Module
    • Explains importance of information flow
    • Provides examples of information that should be included in process
    • Exercise
    • Quiz
Module V
HIPAA Yearly Compliance Update
  • EAn annual update that provides supplementary information about one or more of the HIPAA Rules

  • Privacy Rule Update Sub-Module (for 2004)
    • Key Office for Civil Rights (OCR) clarifications about Notices of Privacy Practices and Authorizations

  • Protected Health Information (PHI) Update Sub-Module (for 2004)
    • Key OCR clarifications about PHI disclosures to third-parties such as family, friends, employers or clergy

  • Patient Rights Update Sub-Module (for 2004)
    • Key OCR clarifications such as Personal Representatives of patients, parental rights and emergency treatment

  • Business Associates Update Sub-Module (for 2004)
    • Covers key OCR clarifications about what business associate agreements must cover and to whom they apply

  • Quiz