HIPAA Training and Certification

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"HIPAA" is the common name for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191). HIPAA covers "protected health information" - in other words, patient records and personal details that are collected, maintained, received, and transmitted by healthcare organizations, employers, and other institutions. The law requires all healthcare organizations to adhere to national standards for security, protection, privacy, and health information management. (HIPAAdvisory)

HIPAA applies to all healthcare providers and medical insurance organizations that transmit health care claims or payment, coordinate health benefits, or perform medical billing procedures. These may include physician offices, health plans, Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), employers, laboratories, public health authorities, hospitals, life insurers, health care clearinghouses, indemnity insurers, billing agencies, information system vendors, service organizations, and universities.

Failure by an organization to comply with HIPAA regulations can have serious ramifications - fines up to $250,000 or even up to 10 years in prison. (Vital Records) So, healthcare organizations understandably have a strong interest in having all employees fully trained with expertise on HIPAA standards. The schools recommended on this site all cover HIPAA Training and Certification requirements in some fashion. The programs featured below offer courses of study focused on HIPAA Training and Certification.

Sources:
HIPAAdvisory
Vital Records Protection

 

 

HIPAA Training and HIPAA Certification in Maryland (MD):
	(Columbia, Baltimore, Wheaton) HIPAA Certification Program (CCS, CCA, CPC)

HIPAA Training and Certification in Massachusetts (MA):
	(Framingham, Braintree , Cambridge , Woburn( MA)) Medical Coding/HIPAA Certification (CCS, CCA, CPC)

See also:

Healthcare Administration , Healthcare Management , Insurance Services in Healthcare , Medical Billing and Coding , Healthcare Information Systems (IT)

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