The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects people’s health information from being shared without their consent and creates consistency in technological healthcare business practices. This course can be a refresher, or an introduction to the HIPAA privacy and security requirements and how to comply with them.

Learning objectives:
Outline the purpose of HIPAA
Outline the HIPAA privacy and security regulations, including information blocking
Outline the breach notification rule and some security tips to avoid breaches
Describe what constitutes protected health information (PHI)
Comply with HIPAA when handling PHI