Course Description
The passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, of 1996 initiated one of the largest changes in the provision of healthcare in decades. Did you know that the healthcare industry has the highest amount of data breaches?
This course helps long-term care workers comply with HIPAA by providing guidance on maintaining administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for electronic resident information. It also covers current and upcoming HIPAA initiatives for long-term care workers concerning resident privacy and data security.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to:
- Describe the overall purpose and goals of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- Explain residents’ rights regarding the privacy of their medical and personal information
- Describe the most common violations of the Privacy Rule and the consequences for healthcare workers
- Explain the difference between administrative, physical and technical safeguards
Intended Audience
This educational activity was developed for nursing home administrators, long-term care workers, and healthcare staff.
CE Information
This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and approved for 1.0 clock hours. Valid for Nursing Home Administrator CE. This course is also approved for 1.00 contact hours by the Florida and California State Boards of Nursing.
Course Authors
This course was written by G. Rand Rodriguez and Marguerite Voorhees RN, MN, CNS, CPHQ, CPHRM and edited by Brenda Kozak, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE.
Brenda has over 25 years of clinical experience in nursing practice and is a certified nurse educator. She earned her Doctorate in Nursing Practice along with a Master of Science in Nursing with a focus on education.