HIPAA: Protecting Patient Information is available for 90 days after enrollment.

This course will provide information on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This course discusses the responsibilities in maintaining privacy and security of protected health information. All individuals working within a healthcare setting need to be aware of HIPAA guidelines. The intended audience is for all home health and hospice employees. This course meets the home health and hospice aide requirements from CMS for 12 clock hours of education per year.

Estimated time for completion: 45 minutes

Objectives:

• Define the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• Define protected health information, privacy and security
• Describe how health care workers and organization safeguard protected health information

In order to complete this online course, the participant must view the entire course, correctly answer all case studies and quiz questions and complete the evaluation. No CE/CME is offered for this course.

You will have access to this course for 90 days from the date of purchase.

This TCG CHEX eLearning course is being provided through NHPCO’s collaboration with The Corridor Group, Inc.

System Requirements

The Acrobat Reader is required to view many resources.

The Flash plug-in is required to view case studies, activities, and course navigation.