Intro to HIPAA for MSPs

HIPAA – the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – has been around since 1996 and applies to any organization that deals with protected health information. This course offers an overview of HIPPA compliance requirements including the important elements of HIPAA and the later HITECH Act. Through these lessons, managed service providers will learn what they need to do to properly protect patient privacy and keep their organization out of legal troubles. 

This version, Intro to HIPAA for Managed Service Providers, is an extension of the Business Associates course. It covers items specific to IT Consultants working with covered entities.  

Topics covered include: 

• Describing HIPAA’s history 
• Identifying important terms and acronyms associated with HIPAA 
• Discussing three major HIPAA rules 
• Describing key pieces of the Privacy Rule 
• Recognizing the 18 elements of PHI (Protected Health Information) 
• Identifying three types of safeguards 
• Applying tips for HIPAA implementation 
• Describing HIPAA responsibilities specific to managed service providers 

Enjoy over 3 hours of high-quality HD content in the “Uniquely Engaging”TM Bigger Brains Teacher-Learner style! 

Taught by top subject matter experts, Bigger Brains courses are professionally designed around key learning objectives, and include captions and transcripts in 29 languages, downloadable handouts, and optional LinkedIn digital badges on course completion.