HIPAA for Business Associates
1h 30 min! Run Time
Employees
only
of Completion
What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
This course gives business associates a comprehensive look at HIPAA legislation and their compliance responsibilities.
What this course covers:
- How HIPAA applies specifically to business associates
- The Omnibus Final Rule and the increased liabilities it created for business associates
- Protecting the privacy of protected health information (PHI)
- Avoiding potential civil and criminal penalties for non-compliance
Ideal for business associate staff who need a solid understanding of this complex legislation.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
Author
HIPAA Exams is a professional and management development training company with primary focuses on health care, workplace safety, and legislative compliance. HIPAA Exams, Inc. began in 2001 as an online learning system for hospitals. The Company soon expanded when Massachusetts General, Scripps, and the U.S. Air Force asked HIPAA Exams to develop content for Registered Nurses that was specific to Joint Commission (JC) compliance. In 2008, our name was changed to HIPAA Exams and we began to focus on a broader range of content.
HIPAA for Business Associates
Frequently Asked Questions
Business associates are directly bound by HIPAA, not merely by contract. If you handle PHI for a covered entity, the regulation reaches your organisation on its own terms.
It made business associates and their subcontractors directly accountable for compliance and enforcement, rather than leaving responsibility with the covered entity that engaged them.
Safeguarding PHI you hold, limiting use and disclosure to what your agreement permits, reporting breaches promptly, and ensuring any subcontractor you use is bound to the same standards.
Civil and criminal penalties, scaled to the degree of culpability. The course explains the structure so staff understand the difference between an honest error and wilful neglect.
Yes. Passing PHI to a subcontractor does not pass on the obligation. The course covers how responsibility flows down the chain and what must be in place before you share data.
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive look at HIPAA legislation and address its application within a dental office setting. To ensure the privacy of protected health information, avoid potential civil and criminal penalties and aid preparedness for potential HHS audits, it is imperative that all dental office staff have a solid understanding of this complex legislation.