Description:

This nationally recognized HIPAA Compliance online course and training program provides doctors and their staffs with a simple route to compliance. Instead of spending endless hours researching HIPAA regulations, training employees, and rewriting contracts, internal documents, patient forms, and policy-and-procedure manuals, doctors' offices get it all simply by enrolling in the HIPAA compliance online course. This program is ideal for office administrators, practice managers, or physicians. This includes four user licenses for the cost of one enrollment. This online certificate program is offered in partnership with major colleges, universities, and other accredited education providers.

Goals:

Upon successful completion of the HIPAA course, students will: Understand what HIPAA is. Learn the purpose of HIPAA. Understand the key features of HIPAA. Understand what entities are affected by HIPAA. Appreciate the types of standards HIPAA affects and understand the areas affected by the standards' proposed rules. Understand the purpose of electronic standardization of transactions, code sets, and unique identifiers. Recognize the difference between privacy and security. Appreciate the impact of new privacy rules related to HIPAA. Understand the cost and savings associated with HPAA. Learn the implementation of dates for compliance and penalties for noncompliance to HIPAA regulations. Understand how HIPAA will impact personnel and organizations. Understand the general process to implement HIPAA compliance in each organization.

Grading System:

Confirmation of Completion awarded with passing score.

School Description:

Offered in connection with a college or university near you, our self-paced, online career courses are designed to launch you into your dream job.

Begin your course anytime. Textbooks are included, and you will have access to student support via phone, email, and chat 24 hours a day.

Click "Enroll Now" to find the partner school for the career course you want to take.

Instructor Bio: Harley Brown

Harley Brown graduated Norwich University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and a minor in Business Administration. With this degree he pursued an internship at Vermont State Hospital working in the psychiatric unit. It was this valuable experience that lead him to further his education in the medical field. After relocating to Arlington, TX with his wife, Mr. Brown acquired a sales position at a medical waste disposal company and attended nursing school. During his last semester of nursing school he was accepted into an intern nursing position at Arlington Memorial Hospital. After graduating nursing school and taking and passing the NCLEX exam, he started a full time position in Arlington Memorial Hospital as an Emergency Room Nurse.