HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1996 as an attempt at incremental healthcare reform. It was subsequently revised in 2009 with the ARRA/HITECH Act and again in 2013 with the Omnibus Rule.
HIPAA's intent was to reform the healthcare industry by reducing costs, simplifying administrative processes and burdens, and improving the privacy and security of patients' health information. Today HIPAA compliance mainly revolves around the last item: protecting the privacy and security of patients' health information.
HIPAATraining.com has been in the HIPAA compliance space for over 20+ years and offers a full range of HIPAA compliance products from training and certification for an individual to full HIPAA compliance for organizations. We specialize in helping individuals and small to midsize organizations get HIPAA compliant in the most affordable, fastest, and easiest way possible.
Who Needs to Comply with HIPAA?
Any organization or person who works in or with the healthcare industry or who has access to protected health information.
This includes:
Examples
Our Individual Training is for a single individual looking to obtain their HIPAA Awareness training certification (and optionally their HIPAA Security training certification) to satisfy the training requirement under HIPAA and to provide to an employer/organization as proof of training before they can allow you access to their patients' health information.
If you are an organization looking to train your employees, please go to the HIPAA for Organizations --> Employee Training section.
To take our individual training courses, simply start by selecting a version from the "Choose Your Version" boxes below. The version will depend on the type of organization you work for or will be working for.
HIPAA Certification + Wallet Card
Print your HIPAA certification and wallet card immediately online upon successful completion of the HIPAA training courses
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HIPAA compliance for an organization revolves around protecting the privacy and security of Protected Health Information (PHI) that the organization has or will have access to. PHI is any information that can be connected to an individual's health condition.
Organizations looking to comply with the HIPAA regulations first have to determine which regulations they have to comply with. There are two distinct and separate regulations under HIPAA:
HIPAA Privacy
safeguards for keeping protected health information safe from a people, administrative, and contractual standpoint
HIPAA Security
safeguards for keeping protected health information specifically in electronic form (computers, networks, email, software, electronic transmissions, etc) safe from disasters, hackers, and electronic theft.
All organizations are required to comply with the HIPAA Privacy regulations, since Privacy involves safeguards from a people standpoint, but only those who store or transmit protected health information electronically are required to comply with the HIPAA Security regulations which is meant to protect electronic data.
Once you know which regulations you need to comply with, then it is just a matter of knowing what you need to do to comply.
There are 3 parts to HIPAA compliance for an organization:
Part 1 is handled through our organizational training which allows you to roll out training to your employees as a self paced online training that they can each take at their own schedule. Our system trains, tests, and generates a 2 year certificate for compliance record keeping.
HIPAA Certification + Wallet Card
Each employee receives their own HIPAA certificate and wallet card immediately online upon successful completion of the training
Parts 2 and 3 are handled by our compliance documentation kits. At the same time your designated compliance officer is implementing the required documents, we are also training them through a "hands on learn by doing" approach. The theory behind our method is if your compliance officer built it, they will be able to maintain it going forward.
To learn more about our organizational compliance offerings, simply start by selecting a version from the "Choose Your Version" boxes below. The version will depend on the type of organization you are trying to get HIPAA compliant.
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We are experts in HIPAA and our mission is to make HIPAA training and compliance fast, easy, and painless. We've done all the hard work so you don't have to. We hope you'll give us a try and in return we promise exceptional training and compliance products at an affordable price and to treat each of our customers with the utmost care and raving support.
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Training
Training and compliance for the U.S. OSHA Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) which protects workers against the health hazards from exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials.
Fraud Waste and Abuse Training
Training and compliance for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services's fraud, waste, and abuse requirement which focuses on eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare/Medicaid healthcare system.
Medical Ethics Training
Medical ethics provides a set of guiding principles that serve as the foundation for all medical care and are used by healthcare professionals and researchers to guide them in making the difficult decisions required of them every day.
OSHA Hazard Communications Training
Training and compliance for the U.S. OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) which specifies that when hazardous chemicals are present in the workplace, employees have a right to know about the risks involved with storing and handling such substances.
Infection Controls Training
Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) are among the most common complications of healthcare services worldwide. This training address ways to prevent and control the spread of healthcare associated infections in healthcare facilities.
Sexual Harassment Training
Because of its prevalence and damaging affects to an organization's productivity, morale, and culture, employers must try and actively prevent and eliminate sexual harassment in their organization.
Diversity Inclusion Training
Employers can create a happy and thriving workplace for everyone by embracing diversity, inclusion and equity and eliminating discrimination, harassment and bullying.
Cyber Safety Training
Cyber safety involves precautions and practices to protect against online threats like cyber attacks, identity theft, and online fraud. By practicing cyber safety, individuals and organizations can safely and securely navigate the digital world around them.
HR Training
Human resources and workplace training and compliance including sexual harassment and diversity, hazmat, customer service, safety training, management training, etc.