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The human resources department is updating its  HIPAA Basic Training for Privacy and Security course. 

HIPAA Basic Training for Privacy and Security Course Topics

What is HIPAA?

HIPAA Privacy Rule

HIPAA Security Rule

Why HIPAA is Important

Safeguarding of PII and PHI and ePHI 

Disclosures of PII and PHI and ePHI

HIPAA, PII, PHI, and ePHI Definitions

BA Agreements

Potential Violations

Patients´ Rights

Breach Notifications

Reporting Procedures

Vendors and Contractors 

Policy Enforcement

Sanctions for Privacy and   Information Security Violations

As a security analyst for the hospital, you have been tasked with covering the topics in the training related to the HIPAA security rule and the information that hospital staff need to know regarding personally identifiable information (PII), personal health information (PHI), and electronic personal health information (ePHI) to comply with federal regulations.  

The deliverable for this assignment (due in Week 7) is a narrated PowerPoint presentation that provides definitions of HIPAA, PII, PHI, and ePHI, and describes the security measures required for compliance. 

Your narrated presentation should contain one to two slides for each of the following topics:

· HIPAA Security Rule 

· HIPAA, PII, PHI, and ePHI Definitions

· Safeguarding of PII, PHI, and ePHI 

· Disclosures of PII, PHI, and ePHI

To get started, review the learning resources below. 

Learning Resources

The following learning topics can help you identify what to include in your training presentation:  

· HIPAA

· Information Security Breaches

This resource provides instructions and tips for creating and recording a narrated presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint or Sway: 

· Presentation Resources

Health care isn’t the only industry that has special regulations and compliance requirements. This resource describes some important industry-specific requirements that you as an IT professional should be aware of.

· Industry-Specific Legal, Regulations, Investigations and Compliance