University of Phoenix
Health Care Communication Strategies
HCS 320
March 27, 2013
HIPAA Tutorial
The tutorials on HIPAA, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is a reminder that there is constant need for improvement on the part of health care individuals. There is a need among health care workers to know the rules and guidelines to stay within the laws set forth by the federal government.
What did you learn from the HIPAA tutorial? There is a lot of information to understand in order to comply with HIPAA. There are stiff penalties enforced for violating HIPAA regulations.
Why is this information important? HIPAA is important to understand so that health care employees can help safeguard patient information so it is less accessible by hackers or by people not authorized to view patient information.
How will you use this information in the future? The information learned from the HIPAA tutorial will help other health care workers understand how important complying with the rules has to be in order to provide the best protection for patient information.
Understanding the regulations implemented in HIPAA will help health care employees make the right decisions when releasing, discussing, and sharing patients health care information.
On 3/24/2013 at 12:00:00 AM (Eastern Time)
CARRIE COBBS completed this course:
* P06 - 2011|The Privacy Rule and Health Care Practice
On 3/26/2013 at 12:00:00 AM (Eastern Time)
CARRIE COBBS completed this course:
* S04 - 2010|HIPAA Security Basics for the Health Care