HIPAA: An overview of HIPAA and the Privacy Rule
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Length: 20 minutes
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This presentation by Michelle Torok, MPH, gives you an overview of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Target Audience
These learning modules are applicable to all public health, medical, veterinary, pharmacy, emergency management, hospital and other professionals interested in public health preparedness. These modules are created by faculty and guest lecturers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
Educational Objectives
- Provide overview of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
- Discuss the Privacy Rule and its purpose
- Identify when private information can or cannot be disclosed
- Explain how HIPAA and the Privacy Rule affect public health and public health research
Competencies Addressed
This training addresses selected applied epidemiology, core public health, and public health preparedness and response competencies as noted below. (Please note: The following training does not provide comprehensive or in-depth treatment of specified competencies, it provides basic knowledge of the competencies listed below.)
| Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals |
| 6) Manages public health programs consistent with public health laws and regulations (2: Policy Development/Program Planning Skills) |
| Public Health Preparedness & Response Core Competencies |
| 2.4. Collect data according to protocol. |
| 2.5. Manage the recording and/or transcription of data according to protocol. |
References
AMA. HIPAA- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/4234.html
CDC. MMWR: HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health.
http://www.cdc.gov/privacyrule/Guidance/PRmmwrguidance.pdf
DHHS. Officer of Civil Rights - HIPAA.
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
DHHS. Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacysummary.pdf
Author and Narrator:
Reviewer:
Jennifer Horney, MPH
The author(s) and reviewer(s) of this training have no personal financial relationships with commercial interests relevant to this presentation to disclose.
Continuing Education Credit:
The UNC Center for Public Health Preparedness offers the following continuing education credit/s on this training. Eligibility for all continuing education credit is determined on an annual basis.
- none
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