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HIPAA Compliance Certificate

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance Certificate is intended for health-care professionals who use patient information like acute care professionals, physician office workers, clinicians, health-care managers, executives, consultants, health-care IT professionals, health-care compliance team members, pharmacy employees, and insurance providers.

Your certificate requires you successfully complete the following coursework:

HIPAA Compliance Course - ALH 215
The HIPAA Compliance course gives health-care professionals and those involved with privacy and security a better understanding of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act as well as the implications of HIPAA legislation on health-care organizations. Students will learn the purpose and key features of HIPAA along with those affected by HIPAA as well as the impact of the privacy rules on the health care industry. Students will also learn the implementation of dates for compliance and penalties for noncompliance to HIPAA regulations.

Lesson 1 - Understanding HIPAA
Lesson 2 – Implementing HIPAA
Project – HIPAA Research Paper
Study Guide – HIPAA Compliance
Textbook: HIPAA for HealthCare Professionals

You will need access to a Microsoft® Windows®-based computer (running Windows Vista® or later) and high-speed internet to complete your program with Penn Foster.

Respected and Accredited
You’ll earn your Certificate from regionally and nationally accredited Penn Foster Career School. Over 13 million students have enrolled in our training programs, making Penn Foster one of the world’s largest and most respected distance learning institutions.

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