HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, which includes a Privacy Rule safeguarding patient information and requiring patients be given written notice of privacy protection.
Used in courses
- CRS 110: Medical Insurance & Reimbursement Systems — Part 1
- Culture of Healthcare: Understanding Patient Perspectives
- Electronic Health Records
- Healthcare Information Technology: Systems and Applications
- HIPAA Compliance Fundamentals
- HIPAA Overview for Healthcare Admin Assistants
- HIT 101: Introduction to Health Information Science
- HIT 112: Legal Aspects of Health Records
- Introduction to Geographic Science
- Medical Assistant Program
- Medical Billing Fundamentals — Part 2: Payers, Telehealth, Denials, and HIPAA
- Medical Office Procedures
- Principles of Healthcare Reimbursement
- Surgical Technology Program
- The Health Care System
- Therapeutic Shoe Fitter Training
Careers that use HIPAA
- How to Become a Health Information Technologist — HIT, Data & EHR Career Path — Become a health information technologist (HIT). Healthcare data standards, ICD-10/CPT coding, quality management, EHR analytics, and reimbursement workflows.
- How to Become a Medical Coder — Remote Healthcare Career Path — Become a medical coder in 3-9 months. CPC, CCS certifications. Remote-friendly healthcare career, $42K-$65K starting pay, no 4-year degree.
- How to Become a Medical Assistant — Clinical & Administrative Career Path — Discover how to become a medical assistant in 9-12 months. Learn about training programs, certification options, and salary expectations.
- How to Become a Medical Records / Health Information Management Specialist — Become a health information management (HIM) specialist. RHIT certification, EHR systems, HIPAA, and remote-friendly healthcare admin career path.