This Course focuses on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other state and federal regulations CASA programs in Texas are now subject to as of 9/1/2015.
Course Objectives:
- Understand the privacy and security requirements of the federal HIPAA/HITECH regulations, state privacy laws, and Texas CASA policies and procedures and what information must be protected
- Understand how privacy and security requirements affect you in your job and what you can do to protect confidential information
- Understand your responsibilities for good computer practices
- Understand how to prevent privacy breaches and security incidents and what to do if they occur
