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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2.1.1 PHI Identifiers

HIPPA: Security and Privacy Fundamentals 2.1 What Is PHI? 2.1.1 PHI Identifiers

The HIPAA Privacy Rule outlines guidelines for safeguarding all stored or transmitted individually identifiable health information. Several PHI identifiers are listed below.

  • Name
  • Address
  • Dates (including birth date, admission date, discharge date, date of death, and exact age if over 89)
  • Telephone numbers
  • Fax number
  • Email address
  • Social Security Number (SSN)
  • Medical record number
  • Health plan beneficiary number
  • Account number
  • Certificate or license number
  • Web URLs
  • Internet Protocol (IP) address
  • Device identifiers and serial numbers
  • Finger or voice print
  • Photographic images
  • Vehicle identifiers and serial numbers
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