Welcome to your HIPAA Security Awareness Training for HIPAA covered entities and business associates.
Your host is Michael Herrick, Founder & Chief Risk Analyst at Matterform. Hook Security has partnered with Matterform to deliver the most complete and engaging HIPAA training possible.
Our HIPAA Compliance Training gives employees a HIPAA introduction including how to recognize PHI (protected health information), proper uses and disclosures of PHI, how to keep PHI secure, and how to report a breach of PHI. Not only that, but it is mandatory for healthcare providers, health plans, and their business associates to comply with HIPAA regulations. HIPAA training ensures that your employees understand their responsibilities and obligations under the law, helping your organization avoid costly fines and penalties for non-compliance.
Our HIPAA training also educates your employees on security best practices, such as password management, secure communication, how to spot and avoid phishing, and other security incidents. By implementing Hook Security’s HIPAA training, you’ll ensure your business is compliant with the law, safeguard patient privacy, ensure your employees are cyber-aware, promote professionalism and ethical behavior, and enhance organizational reputation. All while helping your employees understand their roles and responsibilities in handling PHI, mitigating the risk of breaches and penalties and contributing to the overall integrity and trustworthiness of your organization.
HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It is a US federal law that provides guidelines and regulations for the protection of sensitive patient health information. HIPAA is important for your organization, especially if you are a healthcare provider, health plan or healthcare clearinghouse, because it sets national standards for protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (ePHI). Compliance with HIPAA is not only required by law, but it also helps to build and maintain trust between patients and healthcare providers by ensuring that patient information is protected.
The HIPAA Security Awareness training requirements for employees may vary depending on your organization's specific needs and risks, but generally, the training should cover the following topics:
HIPAA compliance training is required for all employees, contractors, and volunteers who have access to PHI. This includes individuals who create, receive, maintain, or transmit PHI in any form, including electronic, paper, or oral. Organizations must also provide HIPAA training to workforce members who join after the initial training is provided, as well as provide regular refresher training to all workforce members. Training requirements may vary depending on the specific needs and risks of the organization, but all training must be documented and should cover the requirements of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, as well as any other applicable regulations or policies.
HIPAA Security Awareness training should be conducted regularly to ensure that employees are knowledgeable about their obligations under HIPAA regulations and are equipped to handle PHI and ePHI securely.
HIPAA training should cover several topics to ensure that employees are knowledgable about their obligations under HIPAA regulations and are equipped to handle protected health information, electronic protected health information, and understand popular cyber risks they could face and how to stop and avoid them. Some of these topics include an overview of HIPAA regulations and requirements, policies and procedures, patient rights under HIPAA, common definitions, consequences of non-compliance and more.
To ensure that employees are effectively absorbing HIPAA compliance training, we recommend employing engaging and entertaining content, tailoring to specific job roles, provide regular and on-going training, and monitoring employee progress.
Non-compliance with HIPAA can result in serious consequences for covered entities and business associates. This includes hefty fines, civil and criminal penalties, loss of reputation, and lawsuits.
Implementing a HIPAA security awareness training program can be complex, and there are several things we recommend avoiding to ensure your employees are kept adequately trained:
