HIPAA an Introduction for Mental Health Technicians Course Hours: 1.0CE Hours : 1.0IACET CEUs: .10Course Vertical TabsDescriptionAny mental health technician working with patients in a healthcare setting should be aware of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA. Healthcare professionals should understand how HIPAA impacts them personally and how they should comply with HIPAA standards in their day-to-day operations when working with patients. This course discusses an individual’s rights and responsibilities under HIPAA so that healthcare professionals can improve the safeguarding of health information for all patients. ObjectivesAfter completing this course, you should be able to: Recall two reasons that HIPAA was enacted Choose two individual rights under HIPAA Select one example of protected health information Recognize two requirements for working with protected health information Identify one risk for HIPAA non-compliance CE Approvals American Association of Psychiatric Technicians (AAPT) International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) National Career Certification Board (NCCB) RequirementsInternet Connection Broadband or High-Speed - DSL, Cable, and Wireless Connections *Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible. Hardware Requirements Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended PC Software Requirements Operating Systems - Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or 8.1 Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended Cookies MUST be enabled Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled) PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint) Adobe PDF Reader QuickTime, Windows Media Player &/or Real Player MAC Software Requirements Operating Systems - Mac OS x 10 or higher with Windows Internet Browsers- Google Chrome is highly recommended Cookies MUST be enabled Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled) PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint) Adobe PDF Reader Apple QuickTime Media Player
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