HIPAA Training for Medical Office Staff
- Designed Specifically for Medical Office Staff
- Covers Current HIPAA Guidance
- Complete at Your Own Pace on Any Device (60 Minute Course)
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Faculty: Becca Kalivas, RN, MS
Successful Completion: Complete entire module, complete the exam with a passing score of 80% or better, and complete the evaluation form.
Estimated Time to Complete Activity: 90 minutes.
Free Certificate of Completion available instantly for download or printing upon successful completion.
Overview
HIPAA Training for Medical Office Staff is a one-hour online course for healthcare workforce members who create, receive, maintain, or access Protected Health Information (PHI). It covers protecting PHI and electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) during common medical office responsibilities.
Learners review the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules using practical medical office scenarios, interactive exercises, and knowledge checks. The course connects these requirements to situations involving patient information in both clinical and administrative settings.
What's New in This Course?
This course has been refreshed with current HIPAA guidance and other federal healthcare requirements affecting patient information, access, and security.
Updated content includes:
- ONC Cures Act guidance on electronic health information and information blocking
- CMS interoperability and patient access requirements
- Cybersecurity guidance covering malware, ransomware, phishing, cloud services, mobile devices, and BYOD
- Updated Business Associate and Business Associate Agreement (BAA) guidance
- Current administrative, physical, and technical safeguard guidance
- Revised scenarios and examples based on medical office situations
Who Needs HIPAA Training in a Medical Office?
HIPAA training applies to medical office workforce members whose job responsibilities involve creating, receiving, maintaining, or accessing PHI. This includes both clinical professionals and employees who handle patient information through administrative or business functions.
Roles may include:
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Medical assistants
- Receptionists
- Billing personnel
- Office managers
- Administrative staff
Other workforce members may also need training based on their responsibilities and access to PHI. Explore our available HIPAA training courses for additional healthcare roles and settings.
Course Topics
This course focuses on the following topics:
- Introduction to HIPAA
- HIPAA Privacy Rule
- HIPAA Security Rule
- HIPAA Enforcement and Breach Notification Rules
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Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Describe the purpose of HIPAA legislation.
- Explain the changes implemented to HIPAA by the Omnibus Final Rule.
- Identify the key elements of the Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and Enforcement Rule.
- Explain the process for Breach Notification.
- Recognize the Unique Identifiers and Transaction and Code Set Rules.
- Illustrate how to apply these rules in daily practice within a medical office setting.
Target Audience
This course is specific for Medical Office Staff personal who do not directly provide medical treatment to patients, such as front desk, messaging services, billing specialists, janitorial staff, etc.
Features
Download Certificate of Completion Immediately
3 Attempts to Pass Your Exam
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No Recurring Fees
