Covered entities and business associates have access to information that is valuable. Both are required by law to protect this information to ensure that the information is kept confidential, the integrity is not impacted in any manner and is available for the delivery of health care services. This is a 60-minute course.

TMC’s HIPAA training program outlines key concepts included in both the Privacy and Security rules along with a description of the impact of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) on the protection of patient health information. The impact of a breach of protected health information is far-reaching and costly. Practical strategies are reviewed to ensure the protection of information and systems from inappropriate access, malware, and human error. This interactive web-based program includes a post-test and a list of facility-specific activities to validate comprehension of concepts. This is a 60-minute course.