HIPAA Training Deluxe Package

HIPAA Privacy

Choose whichever version works best: 20 min or 30 min.

This course provides general HIPAA privacy training for the workforce. There are separate versions for covered entities and business associates.  The course discusses how to identify protected health information (PHI), follow HIPAA’s obligations and requirements, and afford individuals their rights under HIPAA.

HIPAA Security

Choose whichever version works best: 20 min or 30 min.

This course uses a series of videos to cover the essential topics for protecting the security of protected health information (PHI) and electronic protected health information (ePHI) under HIPAA. It is designed to work for both covered entities and business associates. Topics in this course include encryption, passwords, social engineering, phishing, websites and software, email, physical access, portable devices and remote access, data disposal, and data breach.

HIPAA Overview

15 minutes

This course provides a short basic overview of HIPAA through the use of a series of videos. Concepts discussed include protected health information (PHI), use and disclosure of PHI, patient rights, HIPAA security, enforcement, data breaches, and state laws.

Social Media for Healthcare

10 minutes

This concentrated HIPAA training course discusses social media and how you can express yourself online without causing problems for you and your employer. Trainees will examine several scenarios of how people posted something on their personal social media profile and caused damage including job and reputation loss for themselves and their employer.

HIPAA Interactive Whiteboard

5 minutes

This program summarizes HIPAA succinctly.  This program is based on our HIPAA whiteboard poster and handout.  It can readily be used on internal websites to raise awareness and teach basic information about HIPAA.  It is also useful as a refresher course or as a resource to remind people of key aspects of HIPAA on an as-needed basis.   This module can be used in a learning management system.

HIPAA and Health Privacy

6 minutes

This short program covers the types of malware. The first video provides an overview of what malware is and why it is dangerous.  The interactive slide details the five major types of malware and how users can identify them.  The second video discusses how most malware requires human action to infect a computer, how people can avoid malware and what to do (and not to do) if this ever happens.

Protected Health Information (PHI)

6 minutes

This short course explains how to identify what information is protected health information (PHI) under HIPAA. This HIPAA awareness training course explains all of the many dimensions to the complicated definition of PHI and makes the definition easy to understand and remember.

Confidentiality

5 minutes

This short course explains the fundamental obligation of maintaining confidentiality of health information. The course discusses why disclosures even to friends or family are breaches of confidentiality. The course also covers accidental breaches of confidentiality, such as misdirected PHI (mistaken faxes or email addresses) and documents with PHI left on copiers or not locked away when unattended.

Snooping

4 minutes

This short course discusses when it is proper and improper to look at PHI. The course explains that just because a person has access to medical records does not entitle that person to examine PHI not relevant to that person’s job.  The course discusses snooping into the PHI of celebrities, politicians, and famous people as well as snooping into the PHI of friends, co-workers, and family members.

Minimum Necessary Rule

5 minutes

This short course explains the minimum necessary rule, which requires the use or disclosure of the minimum necessary protected health information (PHI) to accomplish one’s purpose. The course discusses the fact that the minimum necessary rule applies not just to disclosing PHI but also to accessing and using PHI. Additionally, the course covers the key exceptions to the minimum necessary rule.

Disclosures

5 minutes

This short course explains the rules regulating the disclosure of protected health information (PHI) under HIPAA. The course discusses three types of disclosures — disclosures with authorization, mandatory disclosures, and permitted disclosures without authorization.

Enforcement

3 minutes

This course discusses the severe penalties for violating HIPAA, including massive fines by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), personal fines, and criminal penalties. Additionally, the course explains that there might be state enforcement of HIPAA as well as state health privacy laws.  And, in some cases, individuals can sue the organization and personnel for state law violations.

Individual Rights

4 minutes

The program explains the basic rights that HIPAA provides to individuals: right to receive a notice of privacy practices, right to access protected health information (PHI), right to amendment, right to request restrictions on the use and disclosure of PHI, right to an accounting of disclosures, and right to file a complaint.

Authorization

3 minutes

The program explains how to obtain a valid authorization to use and disclose a person’s PHI under HIPAA. The course covers the elements required for a valid authorization.  The course discusses when an authorization must be obtained and the exceptions where authorization isn’t required.

Accounting for Disclosures

2 minutes

This short program explains when disclosures of protected health information (PHI) must be logged. Patients have a right to an accounting of disclosures made without their authorization. Covered entities and business associates must keep track of such disclosures so patients can be provided with a complete log. The course also discusses the exceptions where disclosures do not need to be logged.

HIPAA Whiteboard

HIPAA summarized in just 1 page!

Useful as a handout so that trainees can remember key points.

HIPAA Cartoons

Enliven your awareness campaign with our privacy cartoons.
Choose 8 cartoons from among our many cartoons.