Dental offices deal with multiple patient records every day. This can include new, existing, walk-in, and by appointment patients who will eventually disclose basic and pertinent information such as the following:
Name
Age and Date of Birth
Address
Next of Kin
Occupation
Social Security Number
Medical Insurance Policy Number and Coverage
Medical History
HIPAA or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is a federal law that protects sensitive patient health information from potential privacy breaches without the patient’s consent or knowledge. Dental offices are among the covered entities subject to HIPAA. Any covered entities like a dental office are permitted, but not required, to use and disclose protected health information, without an individual’s authorization.
HIPAA Dental Office Training is necessary for all dental practices and office employees to properly safeguard collected patient medical records, to understand when to only use and disclose collected patient medical records, and to avoid privacy breach, misuse, and transmission of collected patient records in any irrelevant cause.
Have you ever wondered if your dental office is HIPAA compliant?
If so, then this course is for you! This course will teach you everything there is to know about HIPAA compliance and how it pertains to the dental office. You’ll learn what information can be shared with patients, what information cannot be shared with patients, and much more. It’s a great way to ensure that your dental practice stays in line with federal regulations.
We all want our practices to run smoothly without any hiccups or problems along the way. That means everyone needs to be on board when it comes to patient privacy and confidentiality – including staff members who may not have even been hired yet! By taking this course now, you can make sure that your entire team understands their role in keeping patient records safe from prying eyes. And by doing so, they won’t accidentally put your practice at risk of fines or other penalties down the road!
Our Dental HIPAA Training Covers
Since dental clinics handle Protected Health Information (PHI), dental offices need to understand, practice, and hold everyone accountable for HIPAA. Our HIPAA Training for dental offices is designed to help you and your employees the following topics:
HIPAA Policies and Procedures
HIPAA Patient Rights
HIPAA Cybersecurity
HIPAA Compliance and Enforcement
HIPAA Breach Notification
Why do we need to attend the Dental HIPAA Training?
HIPAA is a federal law and has set national standards to protect an individual’s medical records and other personal health information.
HIPAA is mandatory training for dental professionals, not just for dental offices but for everyone in the medical practice.
Having Dental HIPAA Training Conducted regularly in your office helps in adhering to the dental HIPAA compliance checklist for a dental office, avoiding potential patient privacy breach, and in avoiding possible government sanctions and fines for non-compliance.
How often do we need to have Dental HIPAA Training?
HIPAA Compliance Training for dental offices is required to be conducted yearly.
Who needs to participate in the Dental HIPAA Training?
HIPAA training for dental offices is a mandatory requirement for ALL employees, including new workforce members, and any dental employee who comes into contact with protected health information (PHI).
Dental HIPAA Training Documentation
HIPAA Compliance in dental offices is checked regularly by government bodies. Upon completion, Hayes will provide training documentation which will include the:
training date
training topics
training facilitator
training participant/s name
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