HIPAA Associates created a course, HIPAA for Health Information Management designed specifically for Health Information Management (HIM) professionals. This course will help you understand the key features of the HIPAA Privacy Rule that affect Health Information Management. As a result, all professionals who work in HIM will be able to understand the HIPAA Privacy Rule through our program.
According to the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Health Information Management professionals are in a very special situation as they acquire, analyze, and protect digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care. In addition, HIM professionals need to understand an organization’s workflow, and how the latest applications will play a role in the management of protected health information (PHI).
HIM professionals are responsible for the management and protection of PHI and consequently must decide who has access to PHI within and without the organization. Therefore, they are responsible for the processing of outside requests for records from patients, family, local authorities and legal entities.
This training is ideal for the following:
Our “Online HIPAA Training for HIM professionals” covers all the important topics necessary for a busy HIM professional to understand the HIPAA Privacy Rule. It is easy for anyone to take directly from our online platform.
- First of all, this course will describe the HIPAA regulations and explain why they are important for HIM.
- There will be case scenarios to help you understand how it affects you in your workplace.
- You may take the course at home and at your own pace.
- Created with HIM professionals in mind.
- May take it for up to 90 days.
- Most important, a certificate will be available immediately upon completion.
HIPAA for HIM Training
The Topics Covered

Training Certificate of Completion

HIPAA Certification & the OCR
What is special about Health Information Management & HIPAA?
Health Information Management (HIM) professionals are in a very special situation regarding HIPAA because they are responsible for the management and protection of most protected health information (PHI). Consequently, they are often asked to decide who has access to PHI within and without the organization. In addition, they are responsible for the processing of outside requests for records from patients, family, local authorities and legal entities. It is in the best interest of an organization to train all HIM professionals.
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