HIPAA Training for Business Associates

HIPAA Training for Business Associates is a one-hour online course covering the responsibilities of organizations and individuals that handle Protected Health Information (PHI) while providing services to covered entities. The training explains how HIPAA requirements apply to Business Associates and their work with sensitive patient information.

The course reviews the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules, along with responsibilities established under the Omnibus Rule. Learners work through practical examples, interactive activities, and knowledge checks that connect these requirements to situations Business Associates may encounter when handling PHI and electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI).

What's New in This Course?

This course has been refreshed to address current requirements and issues affecting Business Associates that work with healthcare information.

Updated topics include:

• ONC Cures Act requirements related to electronic health information and information blocking
• CMS requirements concerning interoperability and patient access
• Cybersecurity risks involving ransomware, malware, phishing, cloud services, mobile devices, and BYOD
• Business Associate compliance and Business Associate Agreement (BAA) responsibilities
• Current enforcement and breach response considerations
• Updated scenarios, activities, and knowledge checks

Who Needs HIPAA Awareness Training for Business Associates?

HIPAA awareness training is relevant for Business Associates and their workforce members who create, receive, maintain, or transmit PHI while performing services for a covered entity. This can include third-party companies, independent contractors, vendors, and consultants whose work involves access to patient information.

Organizations and professionals that may need this type of training include:

• Billing and coding providers: Process healthcare claims, payments, or other information containing PHI.
• Claims processing services: Handle patient or health plan information while supporting covered entities.
• Medical transcription companies: Work with clinical documentation that contains PHI.
• IT and software vendors: Develop, maintain, or support systems that process or store ePHI.
• Cloud and data hosting providers: Maintain healthcare data or systems containing protected information.
• EHR and practice management vendors: Provide technology used to manage patient and healthcare information.
• Healthcare consultants: Review processes, records, or operations involving PHI.
• Independent IT contractors: Access healthcare networks, devices, applications, or data as part of their work.
• Marketing agencies: May handle patient information while performing authorized services for healthcare organizations.

Whether an organization qualifies as a Business Associate depends on the services it performs and its relationship to PHI, not simply its industry or job title.

For training designed for other healthcare roles and responsibilities, explore our complete selection of HIPAA training courses.

Course Topics

This course focuses on the following topics:

• Introduction to HIPAA
• HIPAA Privacy Rule
• HIPAA Security Rule
• HIPAA Enforcement and Breach Notification Rules