Protected Health Information

Duration10'

No. of mini-lessons4

ResourcesInfographic - Cheat Sheet

Duration 10'

No. of mini-lessons 4

Resources Infographic - Cheat Sheet

Course overview

Having your personal information exposed is a worrying thought, right? Things like identity theft and fraud are real possibilities. In healthcare, the personal information held for patients is very sensitive. But to successfully treat patients, health information will likely need to be shared with various clinicians and healthcare workers. That means it has the potential to be easily exposed. And that creates a big problem: How do you keep patient data safe? 

Thanks to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), there are rules and regulations to make sure personal information doesn’t get exposed. Handling “Protected Health Information,” or PHI, correctly is a legal duty for all healthcare workers. And it carries pretty big penalties if they get it wrong. So, it’s vital that everyone understands what must be protected and how. This course will help. 

*Disclaimer: This course is for information purposes only and does not count toward a HIPAA compliance qualification. 

What's covered

What information is classed as PHI

Why protecting this information is important

The ways in which information can be protected

Why your teams need this course

In healthcare, looking after people’s information is as important as looking after people, and it’s everybody’s responsibility. This course is ideal for all healthcare workers. It’ll examine Protected Health Information and why it’s important to handle it correctly. And, by taking this course, your staff will be able to make sure they’re doing all they can to protect it.

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