2022 - eCompliance Series - HIPAA Training for Medical Office Module-HIPAA Training for Medical Offices 2022 (Video)

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Video Summary

In this video, Kelly Ogle, the Director of OSHA HIPAA Services for Doctors Management, provides a comprehensive overview of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for medical and dental offices. She discusses various topics including the definition and titles associated with HIPAA, transactions and codesets, privacy rules, personal identifiers, breach notification, security, enforcement, and more. Kelly emphasizes the importance of protecting patient information, ensuring privacy and security measures are in place, and complying with HIPAA regulations. She explains the roles of privacy officers and security officers within an organization and highlights the need for a Notice of Privacy Practices to be posted and available to patients. Kelly also touches on the importance of maintaining confidentiality, implementing proper data backup and disposal procedures, and the potential penalties and fines for HIPAA violations. She concludes the video by recommending reaching out to the American Academy of Dermatology for additional information and assistance with HIPAA compliance.

Keywords

HIPAA

medical offices

dental offices

privacy rules

breach notification

security

enforcement

privacy officers

data backup

HIPAA compliance