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Building a HIPAA Compliance Program

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the United States Congress in 1996, establishing new rules for how healthcare providers can store, handle, manage, and disclose a patient's health information. This course, taught by instructor Terra Cooke, aims to educate participants on the history and key rules of HIPAA, what compliance means, and how to build new controls within an organization to minimize risk and protect confidential patient information.

Course Details

• Instructor: Terra Cooke
• Course Description: Learn about the history and key rules of HIPAA, compliance, and how to build new controls to minimize risk and protect patient information.
• Topics Covered:
  • History of HIPAA
  • Key rules of HIPAA
  • Compliance and its importance
  • Building new controls to minimize risk
  • Protecting confidential patient information

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