In response to industry demands for HIPAA Privacy and Security Training, AHIMA has developed a comprehensive online program. The Privacy and Security Program will prepare participants to assume roles of greater responsibility or enhance current job skills by exploring professional practice issues above and beyond the basic HIPAA curriculum or available job experience for the candidates.
The Program consists of three online courses. Students may register for individual courses or the complete 3-course program.
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Prerequisites:
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Suggested, not required:
- RHIA: 1 year experience in HIM field, or
- RHIT: 2 years experience in HIM field, or
- Others: baccalaureate degree, 2 years experience in HIM field, and basic HIPAA training.
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Textbook:
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None required. All course material presented online
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Credits:
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A total of 12 CE units are awarded for successfully completing all three courses (4 per course) Certificates of Completion for each course are provided online, after successful course completion.
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Classes Begin:
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The three Privacy courses are made available to program registrants as soon as payment is received and processed by AHIMA. If you pay online with a credit card, you will have immediate access to the courses.
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Class Access Period:
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Full 3-course Program:
26 weeks, beginning on date of enrollment
Individual course registrations:
Privacy Practices; Managing Access, Amendment and Disclosures; HIPAA Security:
16 weeks each, beginning on date of enrollment
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Courses
Full Program
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$430.00 members
$535.00 nonmembers
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Privacy Practices
Privacy Practices covers policies and procedures in more detail, taking an in-depth look at the Notice of Information Practice requirements along with the rights of the individual. Also you will learn the difference between consent and authorization, as well as access management issues.
How the Coursework is Mapped Out
- Lesson 1: Notice of Privacy Practices for Protected Health Information (PHI)
- Lesson 2: The Rights of the Individual
- Lesson 3: The Use and Disclosure of PHI
- Lesson 4: The Minimum Necessary Standard and Access Management
- Lesson 5: Developing an Information Flow Chart and Access Inventory
- Lesson 6: Defining the Designated Record Set
- Final Assessment
$160.00 members
$195.00 nonmembers
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Managing Access, Amendment and Disclosures
This course will guide you through the responsibilities of the covered entity and the HIPAA requirements for access, amendment and disclosure. Learn about managing the patient review and amendment process for protected health information, management of the disclosure process, and handling unique types of disclosures.
You will develop skills to handle patient relations and a multitude of privacy issues in these 22 enlightening lessons.
How the Coursework is Mapped Out
- Lesson 1: Managing the Patient Review Process
- Lesson 2: Amendment of Protected Information
- Lesson 3: Successful Patient Relationships
- Lesson 4: Management of the Disclosure Process
- Lesson 5: Use and Disclosure of Directory Information
- Lesson 6: Disclosures without Consent or Authorization
- Lesson 7: Accounting of Disclosures
- Lesson 8: Redisclosure of Protected Health Information
- Lesson 9: Medical Research Privacy Issues
- Lesson 10: De-identification of Protected Health Information (PHI)
- Lesson 11: Marketing Privacy Issues Lesson
- Lesson 12: Fundraising Privacy Issues
- Final Assessment
$160.00 members
$195.00 nonmembers
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HIPAA Security
The HIPAA Security Rule is one aspect of the entire Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). It is important to understand the rule because of impact on an organization in regards to policies and procedures an organization must review or implement in order to be in compliance with the law.
In this course you will learn the Security Rule's relationship to the Privacy Rule; learn about planning to implement the Rule and conduct a security risk analysis; and study each of the standards set forth in the Security Rule, including Administrative, Physical, and Technical Safeguards.
How the Coursework is Mapped Out
- Lesson 1: HIPAA and the Relationship of the Privacy and Security Rules
- Lesson 2: Planning for Implementation of the HIPAA Security Rule
- Lesson 3: Conducting a Security Risk Analysis
- Lesson 4: ARRA and HITECH
- Lesson 5: Security Management Process, Assigned Security Responsibility, Workforce Security
- Lesson 6: Information Access Management, Security Awareness and Training, Security Incident Procedures
- Lesson 7: Contingency Plan, Evaluation, Business Associate Contracts and Other Arrangements
- Lesson 8: Facility Access Controls
- Lesson 9: Workstation Use, Workstation Security
- Lesson 10: Device and Media Controls
- Lesson 11: Access Control
- Lesson 12: Audit Controls
- Lesson 13: Integrity
- Lesson 14: Person or Entity Authentication
- Lesson 15: Transmission Security
- Review and Final Exam
$160.00 members
$195.00 nonmembers
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