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10 Free HIPAA training courses

Ed App

HIPAA is an acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and it is one of the most in-demand types of training. It’s extremely important that employees in the healthcare industry are aware of the various aspects of HIPAA, as failing to comply with them can lead to serious fines. Why Online HIPAA Training?

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10 HIPAA Violation Examples

Ed App

While the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was enacted to safeguard patients’ information, there are HIPAA violation examples that still happen regularly. To help give you a better picture of the importance of HIPAA, let’s look into ten HIPAA violation examples to learn how they can be avoided.

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HIPAA Myths and Social Media Violations

OpenSesame

HIPAA violations cost individuals and businesses billions of dollars every year. As Twitter and Facebook blur the lines between our public and private lives, many employees need additional social media training on the appropriate use of technology in the workplace. Right Content Revolution'

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HIPAA Myths and Social Media Violations

OpenSesame

HIPAA” is more than healthcare jargon—it’s a federal law regulating patient privacy and information security, and if you’re in the healthcare sector and have access to patients’ private health information, understanding HIPAA requirements is an essential job skill. What is HIPAA? What constitutes a HIPAA violation?

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Why is compliance training important?

Docebo

There are many of types of employee training, like onboarding (to bring new employees into the fold ), product and service training (to keep current employees up to date ), and technical skill training (because there’s always room for improvement ). But of all the types of training, one has a particularly bad rap.

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eLearning Brothers Provides Customizable eLearning Courses for Bridge

eLearning Brothers

We’ve often been asked in our custom development adventures if there were some sort of off-the-shelf product that we offered for common training topics. Well, we’ve seized an opportunity to work with Instructure and their Bridge learning management system (LMS) to provide just that! Try a new strategy or two, and bam!

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7 Solutions to Enhance Engagement in Your Compliance Training

Kitaboo

It is important to note that accreditation of organizations vary according to the industry they serve, for example, HACCP for the food and beverage industry, PCI-DSS and GLBA in the financial industry, Joint Commission and HIPAA in healthcare, and FISMA for the U.S. Also Read: Remote Training for WFH Employees – Benefits and Best Practices.