HIPAA: Basic Principles For Staff Education Video

A comprehensive video demonstrating must know elements for successful compliance with the HIPAA regulations. Your staff will learn:

• The key components of a HIPAA compliance plan
• The types of protected health information that fall under the HIPAA guidelines
• The organizational practices that impact the confidentiality and security of patient health information
• What practices would breach the HIPAA requirements
• What specific departments must do to comply with these guidelines
• How business associates and marketing practices are impacted by these regulations

This video and workbook cover the basic principles of HIPAA and explain what HIPAA (the actual act) is and why it is necessary, including:

• What is portability and who is responsible
• Classifications of workers and what their specific responsibility is
• What is accountability and who is responsible
• Classifications of workers and what their specific responsibility is
• Outline of requirements and compliance responsibilities overall
• Discussion of types of information and how the information is generated within a healthcare organization
• Discussion of how to handle within HIPAA guidelines the above information discussed for:
  • Admitting, Business Office
  • Healthcare clinical providers
  • Medical Records staff
  • Information Management staff
  • Utilization-Case Management/Social Service/Discharge Planning staff
• Covers HIPAA requirements for information sharing within facility
• HIPAA requirements for information sharing outside of facility including physician’s offices
• HIPAA compliance plan and program discussion and recommendations
• Outline of each component of the plan including monitoring of HIPAA compliance
• The impact of HIPAA on clinic staff
• Consents and authorizations
• The specifics of psychotherapy notes
• The impact of HIPAA on non-clinical staff
• Maintaining confidentiality
• Business associates and marketing issues
• Penalties for HIPAA violations

By following the guidelines in the video and this workbook, your staff will learn optimal healthcare privacy and security practices, thereby assuring the integrity of your patient’s protected health information.