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See Available HIPAA Administrator Schools
In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was introduced in order
to maintain patient confidentiality while reducing the
cost of print-based records. In order to maintain this
privacy, special certification was introduced to train
individuals who work with patient records on a daily
basis, and has become a requirement in order to be employed
in this facility. The HIPAA provides benefits to both
the patient and the healthcare industry, keeping the
patient’s records confidential while decreasing
the cost of maintaining these records. An HIPAA administrator
is an individual in charge of maintaining the standards
of the HIPAA, and ensuring that all employees follow
the provisions outlined in the act. HIPAA administrators
may also be in charge of maintaining patients’
rights pertaining to health insurance as well.
All HIPAA administrators must be certified
by an HIPAA education and certification program. The
program teaches them how to implement the act, keeping
patient data secure as well as providing the knowledge
of limitations on transferring patient information to
other departments or outside organizations or individuals.
They must also have a degree in public administration
or health services administration.
For more information on healthcare administrators,
see Healthcare Manager
Maryland
Johns
Hopkins University - Computer Career Institute
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(Columbia)
- HIPAA Certification Program (CCS,CCA,CPC).
Massachusets
Clark
University - Computer Career Institute
. (Framingham, Braintree, Cambridge, Woburn) - Medical Coding/HIPAA Certification (CCS,CCA,CPC),
Managing Health information with HIPAA.
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