APEx - HIPAA Course

Welcome to ASTRO’s APEx surveyor orientation covering HIPAA compliance training. HIPAA, which stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, was a broad statute that addressed a wide variety of topics. This training session will focus on the HIPAA requirements to protect the privacy and security of protected health information, which is referred to as PHI.

Target Audience

This course is designed to train APEx surveyors on the requirements of HIPAA privacy and security compliance prior to conducting facility reviews.

Learning Objectives

In this course, you will review

  • Important definitions in HIPAA;
  • How you can and cannot use or disclose PHI;
  • Individual rights that patients have with respect to their protected health information;
  • How to address breaches of protected health information;
  • Safeguards that are in place to protect the privacy and security of protected health information; and
  • The requirement to mitigate the harmful effects of any impermissible uses or disclosures of PHI.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 APEX
Course opens: 
10/17/2017
Course expires: 
12/30/2018
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Available Credit

  • 1.00 APEX

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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