HIPAA: An Overview

Topic: 
Legal & Ethical
Format: 
Online Course
Time: 
25 minutes
Level: 
Introductory
University: 
University of North Carolina
PERLC: 
University of North Carolina PERLC
Bundles: 
Information Sharing

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Description: 

This training offered by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health provides public health professionals with a summary of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Learning Objectives: 
  • Describe the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
  • Discuss the Privacy Rule and its purpose
  • Determine when private information can or cannot be disclosed
  • Explain how HIPAA and the Privacy Rule affect public health practice and research.
PHEP Capabilities: 
Information Sharing