This course is designed to aid students in understanding how HIPAA and cybersecurity is practiced and maintained in healthcare settings. Topics include access controls, data breaches, risk assessment tools, and HIPAA compliance. Privacy aspects of the EHR are evaluated as well as compliance issues and management of information in the EHR.
Required Text/Materials
eBook Rinehart-Thompson, L. (2018). Introduction to health information privacy & security. (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Prerequisites
None.