HIPAA: General Awareness

This course is designed to provide all employees and associates with an in-depth overview of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) privacy, security, and data standardization requirements from a health plan perspective. This course includes updated requirements that were included in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), which was signed into law February 2009. Employees will learn about the Privacy and Security Standards as well as the Data Standardization rules. Employees will explore HIPAA's impact on their organization and understand how the legislation affects their everyday work activities.