This course in an annual briefing on the impact of HIPAA, HITECH, Omnibus on Mental Health Providers. This is recommended for all employees of Mental Health Providers having access to protected health information (PHI) and who need awareness training in HIPAA privacy and security rules. This HIPAA training is cheap & cost effective for training multiple employees but does not compromise on the quality of the training. Targeted audience for this Course is any single individual who works or will work in future for an organization involved in direct medical treatment of patients involving mental health, example Psychologists, Mental health counselor, Psychiatrists, Addiction counselor, Psychoanalyst, Clinical social workers, Psychiatric nurses, Behavioral services, Psychotherapist, Mental health programs, Family and marriage counselor, Religious counselor, Art therapist, Psychiatric Pharmacists etc.
Learning Objectives
- Agenda
- The HIPAA Timeline
- HIPAA Titles and Their Relationships
- Definitions: PRIVACY & Security Objectives
- Definition: Health information
- Definition: Identifiers
- Definition: Health Information
- Health Information: Sets and Subsets
- Information Covered: Privacy Rule
- Information Covered: Security Rule
- Minimum Necessary
- Before PHI is Used or Disclosed
- Required Retention Documentation
- Civil Penalties
- Criminal Penalties
- HIPAA Security Rule Overview
- Administrative Standards
- Additional Standards
- Covered Entities
- Business Associates
- Contracting Arrangements
- Rules for the BAs
- Business Associate Agreements
- Agenda - Provider Close-Up: Mental Health Professionals
- Mental Health Professionals
- Authorization versus Consent
- Authorization Requirements
- Defective Authorizations
- Permissible Activities and Patient Options
- Agenda: The Year in Review: Investigations and Breaches
- Breach Notification Requirements
- Examples of Breaches
- 2015: Breaches & Fines
- 2017: Recent Healthplan Breaches
- Lessons Learned?
- Ramifications
- Agenda
- Documentation
- Event Response & Risk Assessment
- Quick Review
- Agenda
- What the Future May Hold
- Summary
- Next Steps
- Supremus HIPAA Certifications
- Have Questions?
Framework Connections
The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):
Competency Areas
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