Please visit https://www.ed2go.com/ksuconed/ to register for this class.

Demystify the complexities of HIPAA, and the new ARRA/HITECH rules! If you’re a health care professional, it’s mandatory that you know the ins and outs of HIPAA compliance. This course focuses on the Administrative Simplification portion of HIPAA. We’ll cover transactions, code sets, and identifiers; the Privacy Rule; and the Security Rule. In addition, this course has been upgraded to include the new 2010 ARRA/HITECH provisions, which include the use of new transactions and code sets, new standards for the electronic transmission of health insurance data, and updates to the breach notification rules. By the end of the course, you’ll feel confident in your ability to bring your organization into compliance with HIPAA, ARRA, and HITECH’s requirements.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about the history of HIPAA and the penalties for noncompliance.
• Find out about key organizations that support HIPAA and common HIPAA definitions.
• Delve into the core requirements of the Privacy Rule, see how it interacts with other privacy laws, and identify what constitutes a privacy breach.
• Understand key security terminology and concepts, and explore the threats to electronic information.
• Study the requirements for physical and technical safeguards as they relate to the Privacy and Security Rules.

View a course syllabus

For our online course refund policy, click here.

Requirements: Internet access (Chrome, Firefox, Edge)and e-mail.

You must make an 80 or higher on the final exam (online) to successfully complete the course. You may only take the exam once.

Please visit https://www.ed2go.com/ksuconed/ to register for this class.

Demystify the complexities of HIPAA, and the new ARRA/HITECH rules! If you’re a health care professional, it’s mandatory that you know the ins and outs of HIPAA compliance. This course focuses on the Administrative Simplification portion of HIPAA. We’ll cover transactions, code sets, and identifiers; the Privacy Rule; and the Security Rule. In addition, this course has been upgraded to include the new 2010 ARRA/HITECH provisions, which include the use of new transactions and code sets, new standards for the electronic transmission of health insurance data, and updates to the breach notification rules. By the end of the course, you’ll feel confident in your ability to bring your organization into compliance with HIPAA, ARRA, and HITECH’s requirements.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about the history of HIPAA and the penalties for noncompliance.
• Find out about key organizations that support HIPAA and common HIPAA definitions.
• Delve into the core requirements of the Privacy Rule, see how it interacts with other privacy laws, and identify what constitutes a privacy breach.
• Understand key security terminology and concepts, and explore the threats to electronic information.
• Study the requirements for physical and technical safeguards as they relate to the Privacy and Security Rules.

View a course syllabus

For our online course refund policy, click here.

Requirements: Internet access (Chrome, Firefox, Edge)and e-mail.

You must make an 80 or higher on the final exam (online) to successfully complete the course. You may only take the exam once.