HIPAA Training Services
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) includes specific requirements for annual employee and management training. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as part of HIPAA Administrative Safeguards, a covered entity must train all workforce members regarding its security policies and procedures on an annual basis.
Compliance with HIPAA law is the primary driver for this training. However, it is crucial for operational purposes and positive patient relationships that healthcare entities make their employees aware of the variety of cyber risks that can affect the organization and its clients. Your team at all levels should be knowledgeable on the value of medical data to criminals and the dark web. They should know what the risks are to patients if their personal medical data is stolen. Employees must be made aware, and constantly kept aware, of your institution’s policies and procedures around HIPAA security and privacy, including escalation procedures, contingency plans, patient access, and more.
In order to be effective, a HIPAA training program must be engaging and easily retained in employees’ minds. Cybersecurity and HIPAA compliance must be the highest priorities when making decisions of any kind in the healthcare industry today.
Our services for HIPAA Training
- Classroom training
- Online webinars
- White papers and blogs
- Online self-paced web based training
- Train the trainer
- Newsletters
- Regular email reminders and quizzes
- Testing the effectiveness of the education program and its retention among employees.