HIPAA is a federal law passed in 1996 requiring healthcare providers to protect the health information of their patients or clients. Whereas before healthcare organizations freely exchanged information about the patient, the federal government says now that the exchange of information should have good intention and purpose. The law requires healthcare institutions toprovide training to healthcare providers and ancillary staff that handle any healthcare information so that healthcare information will be safeguarded. This course looks into the possible different scenarios where patient information could be inadvertently shared and personal identification can be compromised.
Learning Objectives Basic HIPAA
- Recognize the importance of keeping healthcare information confidential and what the law requires.
- Enumerate examples of personal or patient identifiers.
- Recognize the risk of identity theft if personal or patient identifiers are compromised and fall into the hands of criminals or fraudulent organizations.
- List examples of healthcare information protected under HIPAA.
- List steps on how to safely share and obtain patient information from other healthcare providers.
- Know how HIPAA affects health caregivers and their jobs.