The HIPAA Compliance course provides HIPAA Training for Health Care Professionals including a comprehensive overview of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) from a health care professional's viewpoint. The course focuses specifically on the HIPAA Privacy regulations which are the major focus of most health care providers. HIPAA Compliance also includes an overview of the overall HIPAA regulations. This course was designed to satisfy the mandatory training component of HIPAA Privacy for a health care organization's staff. NOTE: This course is set up for four people to take it, spending three hours each in training.

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FEATURES

This nationally recognized HIPAA Compliance online training course provides doctors and their staff with a simple route to compliance. Instead of spending endless hours researching HIPAA regulations, training employees, and rewriting contracts, internal documents, patient forms, and policy and procedure manuals, doctors offices get it all simply by enrolling in the HIPAA Compliance course. This program is ideal for office administrators, practice managers, or physicians. This includes four user licenses for the cost of one enrollment.

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TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS

1. Introduction to HIPAA
1. What is HIPAA?
2. Overview
3. Insurance Reform
4. Administrative Simplifications
5. Purpose of Administrative Simplifications
6. Who is Affected by HIPAA?
7. Penalties of Noncompliance
2. Transactions, Code Sets, and Identifiers
1. Background
2. Transaction Standards
3. Code Sets
4. Unique Identifiers
5. Quiz
3. Privacy
1. Privacy vs. Security
2. Privacy Standards Background
3. Privacy Standards
4. Scope of Privacy Standards
5. Administrative Requirements of Privacy
6. Penalties of Noncompliance
7. Disclosures of PHI
8. Individual Patient Rights
9. Notice, Consent, and Authorization
10. Disclosure Exceptions
11. Minimum Necessary Disclosures
12. Incidental Use and Disclosures
13. De-Identification
14. Quiz
4. Security
1. Background of Security Standards
2. Purpose of Security Standards
3. Security Standards
4. Quiz
5. Implementation of HIPAA
1. Compliance Dates for Standards
2. Implication of Noncompliance
3. Keys to Success for HIPAA Compliance
4. Making Your Organization HIPAA Compliant
5. Quiz
6. Final Exam

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CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

A 70% or better must be achieved in order to receive a Certificate of Completion.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Understand what HIPAA is
• Learn the purpose of HIPAA
• Understand the key features of HIPAA
• Understand what entities are affected by HIPAA
• Appreciate the types of standards HIPAA affects and understands the areas affected by the standards' proposed rules
• Understand the purpose of electronic standardization of transactions, code sets, and unique identifiers
• Recognize the difference between privacy security
• Appreciate the impact of new privacy rules related to HIPAA
• Understand the cost and savings associated with HPAA
• Learn the implementation of dates of and penalties of noncompliance to HIPAA regulations
• Understand how HIPAA will impact you and your organization
• Understand the general process to implement HIPAA compliance in your organization

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PDF BROCHURE

Please click here to download the PDF brochure for the Gatlin online courses offered by OCPE.

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The target audience for this course is physicians, physician staff, nurses, hospital administrators, office managers, receptionists, medical billing agencies, or any other individuals or organizations involved in health care whose need to comply with or learn about HIPAA Privacy. This course is three hours, and includes four licenses (so four people can take this three hour course for one fee). There are no prerequisites.

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Trent Bridges is a principal at HIPAA Made Easy, Inc. a firm that provides classroom instruction, e-learning instructional design and content, and consulting services. He has been active in helping create and deliver the Lorman HIPAA series for health care providers, business associates, and group health plans. Trent has also written certification exam preparation guides for Certified HIPAA Administrators (CHA), Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP), and Certified HIPAA Security Specialist (CHSS).

Trent's main focus during the past few years has been on writing certification study guides. To complement this, he continues to lead projects as a senior consultant and technical trainer and is a part-time George Mason University, OCPE, Gatlin instructor. His specific skills are in developing training certification courseware, online courseware, and online practice exams, as well as in content delivery.

Trent currently holds several industry certifications, including Certified HIPAA Administrator (CHA), Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP), Certified HIPAA Security Specialist (CHSS), Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). Although his focus is currently on the privacy and security of health care information, he holds an MS in information resource management and an MBA in marketing and finance from Syracuse University, as well as a BS in electrical engineering and computer science from Virginia Military Institute.

Trent has worked with numerous clients to develop cost-effective, well-designed, and user-friendly business systems. As an instructor and lecturer, Trent uses his consulting background to help his audience understand complex issues in a business context, and he provides real-world scenarios to help illustrate the issues involved.

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1. How do I register for a Gatlin online course?

Please contact our office on the Fairfax campus in Northern Virginia (NOVA) or call 703-993-2113. Click here for more information or to download a copy of the registration form.

2. How much do Gatlin online courses cost?

To view the prices for all Gatlin courses that are offered by George Mason University, please click here.

3. Why do I have to take Gatlin courses through a participating school?

Gatlin does not offer courses directly to the public. They partner with major colleges and universities to offer their programs.

4. Do I have to travel to register for or to attend a Gatlin online course?

All Gatlin courses are delivered entirely online, you do not have to go to a class or travel to a school. If you are unable to visit our office on the Fairfax campus in Northern Virginia (NOVA), please contact us at 703-993-2113 or click here for more information or to register for a course.

5. How long does it take to complete a Gatlin course?

All of our Gatlin courses are asynchronous. You can start and finish the course at your own pace. Most courses are designed to be completed within 180 days. You may request an extension if you think you will need more time to complete a course (fees may apply). Please contact us at 703-993-2113 or click here if you have any questions or if you would like to register for a course.

6. Do I have to buy additional materials?

Please refer to the green Included Materials box located on the upper right hand side of this page. If materials are included in this course, they will be shipped by Gatlin to you via UPS ground service after you have registered for a course.

7. Can I get financial aid for Gatlin courses?

Gatlin courses are non-credit and therefore are not eligible for Federal Student Aid. However there are a number of loan programs that can be used to fund your course. Click here to view a list of these options or call 703-993-2113 for more information. Gatlin also provides a loan opportunity for students (www.collegeloanapplication.com).

8. What happens when I complete the course?

If you obtain a final passing grade of 70% or greater in a course, we will award you a George Mason University certificate of completion.

9. Who will be my instructor?

Each student is paired up with a facilitator for one-on-one interaction. The facilitator will be available (by e-mail) to answer any questions you may have and to provide feedback on your performance. Facilitators are all successful working professionals in the fields in which they teach.

10. What are the system requirements in order to take an online course?

Please see the "PC requirements" section listed for individual courses.

11. When can I start the course?

Registrations are rolling. Please send us your registration form at the time you wish to start your course. Registrations take five to seven business days to process.

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