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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is about
insurance portability, fraud, health information privacy and security,
and administrative simplification. As a HIPAA Academy training partner,
Instructional Design Associates offers classes designed to teach
the practical side of HIPAA and how to develop a strategic plan
to reach compliancy goals. We also offer consulting services to
help you reach your compliance goals.
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Who is affected by HIPAA legislation?
- Healthcare providers (physicians, hospitals, clinics, nurses,
medical groups)
- Healthcare organization administrators
- Healthplans
- Healthcare insurers
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Clearinghouses that process healthcare transactions
- Clinical trial organizations
- Banking industry
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HIPAA Courses Offered by IDA
NOTE: IDA also provides professional HIPAA consulting
services to doctors' offices, dental offices and hospitals. Contact
us for details.
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HIPAA legislation is not only about conforming to government regulations,
it also offers health care organizations a rare opportunity for
strategic action. The integration of Information Technology required
by the act provides an opportunity to improve the healthcare industry's
business practices, resulting in increased efficiency and profitability.
Click to read HIPAA
Is About E-Business; Enhanced Profitability with Electronic Medical
Information
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HIPAA Executive Brief
A two-hour overview for company executives who are responsible
for HIPAA implementation and compliance. This brief is a high-level
introduction to key HIPAA areas:
- The intent of the legislation
- Compliance requirements and timelines
- Opportunities for achieving organizational compliance
- Who should be involved in the compliance effort
- How security and privacy requirements will affect the organization’s
business processes
- Where and how HIPAA defines and imposes organizational and
personal liability.
Target Audience
Health care and pharmaceutical company executives; key management
team members including CIOs, CTOs and Chief Security Officers,
as well as the Board of Directors should strongly consider attending
this session.
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HIPAA Administrators Course
1st quarter 2003 Class Schedule
Colorado: Feb 14, March 14, April 8
California: March 20, April 17
A one-day course examining the impact of the legislation from
the perspective of end users, such as nurses, administrators and
other support staff responsible for delivering and supporting
health-care related services.
- Overview of the HIPAA legislation and its impact on patients,
providers and payment services
- Changes that impact patient and medical records
- Requirements for privacy of patient and payment information
- Security requirements for all electronic medical information
and systems
Target Audience
Employees of health plans, health care providers, insurance
companies and clearinghouses responsible for delivering and supporting
health-care related services.
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HIPAA Certified Professional Course
1st quarter 2003 Class Schedule
Colorado: March 5-7, April 2-4
California 2003: March 17-19, April 14-16
This three-day Certified HIPAA Professional Training helps you
better understand HIPAA’s Administrative Simplification
Act as well as how to create a framework for initiating and working
towards a blueprint for HIPAA compliance.
- Why HIPAA requirements will cause significant changes in policies,
procedures and processes within the organization in the handling
of patient records.
- How implementing HIPAA will affect the way healthcare entities
organize and staff to achieve and monitor compliance with patient
privacy/confidentiality needs.
- Qualifications and positioning strategies for a Chief Privacy
Officer and requirements for a Chief Security Officer.
- Why HIPAA compliance is better focused as a business issue
than as an IT issue, although IT will play a major role in implementing
compliant systems.
- Specific requirements and implementation features within each
security category.
- How to plan and prepare for HIPAA compliance... awareness,
assessment, and action.
- Validate your HIPAA skills and knowledge and get certified
as a HIPAA Professional.
Target Audience
All key members of the enterprise HIPAA team including Healthcare
Executives, Senior Clinicians, Chief Information Officers, Lawyers,
Compliance Officers, Privacy and Security Officials, Quality Assurance
and Risk Managers, Insurance Executives, Physicians and Office
Managers, Pharmaceutical Company Executives, and Clinical Trial
Organization Professionals.
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HIPAA Security Specialist Course
A core aspect of HIPAA is to secure electronic medical records.
In this two-day course we examine all defined HIPAA security requirements
and identify options and solutions available to secure health
care entities. Each lesson provides health care examples, templates
and solutions that will be valuable as your organization considers
options to secure the enterprise.
- All mandatory and optional HIPAA Security Compliance Requirements
- Core elements of a security policy document for a health care
entity
- Security technologies that enable support for HIPAA’s
security requirements
- Core elements of a Compliance Plan that every health care
entity is required to develop for business continuity and disaster
recovery
Target Audience
All key members of HIPAA teams responsible for securing the electronic
medical records of health care, insurance and banking organizations.
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