HIPPA: Security and Privacy Fundamentals

Introduction
Module 1: Introduction to HIPAA
1.1 Introduction to HIPAA
5 Topics
1.1.1 HIPAA’s Role in Healthcare
1.1.2 History of HIPAA
1.1.3 Important HIPAA Terminology
1.1.4 HIPAA Violations
1.1.5 HIPAA Privacy Rule
1.2 When Is Patient Consent Not Necessary for Disclosure?
1 Quiz
1.2.1 Module 1: Test
Module 2: Fundamentals of PHI
2.1 What Is PHI?
1 Topic
2.1.1 PHI Identifiers
2.2 HIPPA Guidelines
3 Topics
2.2.1 For Recordings
2.2.2 For Telephone Communication
2.2.3 For Email Communication
2.3 PHI Rights of Individuals
2.4 Computer Workstation Guidelines to Protect PHI
2.5 How to Dispose of PHI?
1 Quiz
2.5.1 Module 2: Test
Module 3: The Privacy Rule – Uses, Disclosures, and Compliance
3.1 The HIPAA Privacy Rule
3.2 HIPAA Compliance
3.3 Who Is Covered by the Privacy Rule?
3.4 Statutory and Regulatory Background
3.5 Information Protected Under the Privacy Rule
2 Topics
3.5.1 Protected Health Information
3.5.2 De-Identified Information
3.6 Permitted Uses and Disclosures
3.7 Authorized Uses and Disclosures
3.8 Notice and Other Individual Rights
7 Topics
3.8.1 Privacy Practice Notice
3.8.2 Access
3.8.3 Amendment
3.8.4 Disclosure Accounting
3.8.5 Confidential Communications Requirements
3.8.6 Restriction Request
3.8.7 Administrative Requirements of the Privacy Rule
3.9 Guidelines and Practices for Privacy
3.10 Penalties for Noncompliance with the Privacy Rule
1 Quiz
3.10.1 Module 3: Test
Module 4: The Security Rule – Uses, Disclosures, and Compliance
4.1 The HIPAA Security Rule
4.2 History of the HIPAA Security Rule
3 Topics
4.2.1 Administrative Safeguards
4.2.2 Physical Safeguards
4.2.3 Technical Security Zone
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2.4 Computer Workstation Guidelines to Protect PHI

HIPPA: Security and Privacy Fundamentals 2.4 Computer Workstation Guidelines to Protect PHI

The following are the best practices to safeguard computer workstations:

  • Establish controls to ensure that PHI is accessible to those with access privileges
  • Exit any databases holding PHI before leaving workstations unattended
  • Do not disclose or release anything used to authenticate authority, create access, or change PHI, including but not limited to any password, badge, personal identification number, access card, or electronic signature.
  • Observe the guidance provided by the information technology department while installing security fixes and updating passwords
  • Put in place a system for retrieving any lost electronic PHI
  • Keep a precise record of where each workstation containing PHI is located
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