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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) will have a significant impact on healthcare providers and health plans. This lesson will help you understand the federal law and the different sets of federal regulations issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. This lesson provides a summary of content taught in the HIPAA Overview (Standards for Transactions, Code Sets, and Identifiers), Privacy, and Security courses, and can be used as an alternative to those three courses for healthcare professionals serving in non-managerial positions. Upon completion of this lesson, users will be able to: 1. Explain how HIPAA will impact organizations 2. Define the covered entities that must comply with HIPAA 3. List the penalties imposed for non-compliance 4. Describe the standards required for use with electronic transactions 5. Identify the code sets that must be used under HIPAA 6. Describe the different types of identifiers that will be used under HIPAA 7. Outline key privacy requirements 8. Describe the security requirements
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