HIPAA Privacy
Hours: 0.50
All persons have the right to have their health information protected from unauthorized access. To do so, healthcare organizations must follow a specific HIPAA rule, known as the Privacy Rule. It limits the situations in which they can use and disclose protected health information, known as PHI. To maintain compliance with HIPAA, all employees must follow the requirements of the Privacy Rule by guarding PHI from unauthorized use and disclosure. In this course, the learner will learn about the Privacy Rule and ways to prevent breaches.
All persons have the right to have their health information protected from unauthorized access. To do so, healthcare organizations must follow a specific HIPAA rule, known as the Privacy Rule. It limits the situations in which they can use and disclose protected health information, known as PHI. To maintain compliance with HIPAA, all employees must follow the requirements of the Privacy Rule by guarding PHI from unauthorized use and disclosure. In this course, the learner will learn about the Privacy Rule and ways to prevent breaches.
Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
This is not an accredited course for professional license renewal. Florida CNAs may use this inservice toward meeting their annual inservice requirement.
This activity is approved for 0.50 contact hours.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (ALL Direct Care Workers)
Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 0.5000 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO1619291
American Occupational Therapy Association
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Relias LLC is an approved provider of continuing education for occupational therapists by the American Occupational Therapy Association. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
Course approval ID# Blanket Providership Approval Pre-2020. This Distance Learning-Independent is offered at 0.0500 CEUs Introductory,Category 1, 2 & 3.
Non-Licensed Direct Care (DSP, HHA, CNA, DCW, PCA, IHA, NA)
Pennsylvania Personal Care Home Administrators
This activity is approved for 0.50 contact hours.
National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals
This activity is approved for 0.50 contact hours.
Association of Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals
This program is approved for 0.50 hours by the Dietary Managers Association. Approval code 163049.
SHRM Preferred Provider
This course is approved for 0.50 contact hours.
Recognize common breaches of the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
Illustrate ways to prevent breaches of protected health information.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
A. About This Course
B. Learning Objectives
Section 2: A Day in the Life of Marco
A. A Word of Caution
B. Understanding PHI
C. Protecting PHI
D. Lunch with Natasha
E. Using and Disclosing PHI
F. Disposal of PHI
G. Results Page
Section 3: Conclusion
A. Summary
B. Course Contributor
C. Resources
D. References
E. Congratulations
Staff Writer: Jennifer Moore, RN-BC, CDP, WCC
Jennifer Moore, RN-BC, CDP, WCC started working in the senior care industry in 2000. She is a certified Gerontological Nurse, a Certified Dementia Practitioner, and Wound Care Certified. She has held positions including MDS Coordinator, Director of Nursing, Medicare Nurse Coordinator, Nurse Consultant, Area Manager, and Director of Quality Assurance. Her overall responsibility within each of these positions was to ensure residents received the highest quality of care. This included active participation in quality improvement initiatives, review of clinical records to identify areas of weakness, corroboration with the medical director to institute policies and procedures for resident care, and staff education/training. Additionally, she was responsible for maintaining an effective compliance program under a Quality of Care Corporate Integrity Agreement with the Office of Inspector General for a period of five years. She currently serves as the Director of Curriculum Design & Research for Relias. Within this position, her responsibility is to oversee the development of online training modules across the healthcare continuum. She has served as the subject matter expert for courses on re-hospitalization, clinical skill reviews, leadership, management, and various OSHA and regulatory compliance topics. In addition, she has presented at various state conferences on mandatory compliance, quality assessment and assurance (QA&A), and quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI). Disclosure: Jennifer Moore, RN-BC, CDP, WCC has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.
The target audience for this course is: Entry level General Staff; Introductory level Occupational Therapists; in the following settings: All Healthcare Settings.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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All courses offered by Relias, LLC are developed from a foundation of diversity, inclusiveness, and a multicultural perspective. Knowledge, values and awareness related to cultural competency are infused throughout the course content.
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All characteristics and organizations referenced in the following training are fictional. Any resemblance to any actual organizations or persons living or dead, is purely coincidental.
To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
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