Introduction to HIPAA for HH Managers

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-IHHHM

Hours: 0.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027

Learning Objectives:
Describe the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Summarize the HIPAA privacy, preemption, minimum necessary, security, transaction, and Omnibus rules.
Explain how the improper use of technology can lead to a HIPAA violation.
Identify at least three best practices for compliance with HIPAA in the home health setting.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: HIPAA Rules

HIPAA

PHI

HIPAA Privacy Rule

Notice of Privacy Practices

Rights Under HIPAA Privacy Regulations

What Would You Do?

Preemption

Consider This

The Minimum Necessary Rule

Is This Okay?

HIPAA Security Rule

HIPAA Transaction Rule

Omnibus Rule

Summary

Section 3: HIPAA Violations and How to Avoid Them

HIPAA in the Home

Physical Access

Consumer-Related Conversations

PHI on Paper

Telephone

Consider This

Information Technology

Compliance Checklist

Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Congratulations!

Instructor: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N.

Jennifer has over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She is certified as an OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C) and is a Curriculum Designer in post-acute care for Relias. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, “I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints.”

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: All Staff; in the following settings: Home Health Agencies.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.