HIPAA for Dental Offices
1h 30 min! Run Time
Employees
only
of Completion
What you'll learn
Description
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. HIPAA applies to ‘Covered Entities’ and their ‘Business Associates’.
Course Features: Audio Narration
Table of Contents
HIPAA for Dental Offices
Legal Notice
Objectives
Purpose of Course
Introduction to HIPAA
What is Portability?
What is Accountability?
HITECH Act and Omnibus Final Rule
Who Must Abide by HIPAA Rules?
Covered Entities
Business Associates
Expanded Definition of Business Associates
Business Associates Agreements
Things to Consider within a Dental Practice
HIPAA Privacy Rule
Permitted Use and Disclosure of PHI
Authorized Uses and Disclosures Under the Privacy Rule
Incidental Use and Disclosure of PHI
“Minimum Necessary” Principal
Notice of Privacy Practices
Individual Access of Protected Health Information
More Individual Rights Under Privacy Rule
Administrative Requirements for Privacy Rule Compliance
State Law and the Privacy Rule
Personal Representatives and Minors Under the Privacy Rule
Privacy Rule and Decedents
Privacy Considerations within the Dental Office
HIPAA Security Rule
What Security Measures Must be Used?
Administrative Safeguards
Physical Safeguards
Technical Safeguards
Privacy and Security for Mobile Devices
Security Considerations within the Dental Office
Transaction and Code Set Standards
Unique Identifiers Rule
HIPAA Breach Notification Rule
Breach Notification and Risk Assessment
Breach Notification Rule – Exceptions
Breach Notification Rule and Unsecured PHI
Breach Notification Requirements – Media
Breach Notification Requirements – Individual
Breach Notification Requirements – Secretary
Burden of Proof for Breach Notification
HIPAA Enforcement Rule
Enforcement Rule and Civil Money Penalties
Defenses and Waivers for CMP
Recent Updates to HIPAA – Opioid Crisis
Recent Updates to HIPAA – Cloud Computing
Real Life Examples
End of Course Exam
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 Dental Offices
Frequently Asked Questions
Dental practices are covered entities. Patient records, insurance details and treatment histories are all protected health information, and the same privacy and security duties apply as in any medical setting.
All dental office staff — dentists, hygienists, assistants and front-desk and billing personnel. Reception and billing roles handle PHI constantly and are a frequent source of inadvertent disclosure.
Yes. The course addresses what preparedness for a Department of Health and Human Services audit involves and how sound record-keeping and documented practices support it.
The civil and criminal penalties that can follow a HIPAA violation, and the practical steps a practice can take to reduce the risk of one occurring.
It applies HIPAA to the dental setting throughout — front-desk conversations, treatment room privacy, records handling and insurance communication — rather than teaching the legislation in the abstract.
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. HIPAA applies to ‘Covered Entities’ and their ‘Business Associates’.