This HIPAA Security course will help you to understand the HIPAA law requirement for Security rule & basic overview on HIPAA privacy rule and guide you on how to make your organization HIPAA compliant. Our Training also includes changes to the HIPAA regulation due to Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health ( HITECH ) Act which is part of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). This training will prepare you for HIPAA certification test of Certified HIPAA Security Expert (CHSE).
Target Audience:
- HIPAA Security Compliance Officer of covered entity & business associate
- IT Mangers
- IT staff
- HIPAA Security Compliance Team members of covered entity & business associate
- IT Consultants involved in healthcare Industry.
- Software developers in Healthcare Industry
We encourage you to call us to discuss your job role so we can recommend the appropriate HIPAA course to meet your learning objectives.
Total Course Duration: 15 hours
Number of Total Slides: 516 slides
Total Chapters: 17
Free Online HIPAA Training Demo
Cost of online training and CHSE certification test: $549 ($750 with the manual)

CHSE Certification Test only: $150 per attempt

HIPAA Certification Test:
You are tested after you complete the full course. You need to pass the 51 questions test (3 questions per chapter, 5 minutes per chapter to answer the questions) with 70% to receive the HIPAA
certification of Certified HIPAA Security Expert (CHSE).
This test is for 85 minutes (1 hour 25 minutes) only. You get 5 minutes per chapter to answer three questions from each chapter.
Course Learning Objectives:
Chapter 1 - HIPAA Basics
- Understand the purpose for HIPAA legislation
- Review the HIPAA Administrative Simplification title
- Review non-compliance penalties (civil and criminal)
- Review key organizations associated with administering HIPAA Administrative Simplification provisions
- Review HIPAA-related terminology and definitions
Chapter 2 - Transactions & Code Sets Overview
- Understand motivation and drivers behind requiring HIPAA standard transactions and code sets
Chapter 3 - Transactions - ANSI X12 and NCPDP
- Examine the ANSI ASC X12 & NCPDP transactions
Chapter 4 - Code Sets & National Identifiers
- Understand the code sets approved for use with HIPAA-covered transactions
- Understand national identifiers that have been adopted or may be adopted to identify entities or individuals in HIPAA-covered transactions
Chapter 5 - HIPAA and Health Data - Security & Privacy Requirements
- Describe how HIPAA relates to health information exchange
- Identify the steps for compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule
- Identify the steps for compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule
- Review compliance framework
Chapter 6 - HIPAA Privacy Rule
- Understand the core requirements, key terms, and concepts of the Privacy Rule
Chapter 7 - HIPAA Security Rule - Overview
- Describe the scope of the HIPAA Security Rule.
- Understand threats and attacks health care enterprises are vulnerable to
- Define key security terminology, concepts, and categories
- Describe administrative safeguards implementation specifications.
- Describe physical safeguards implementation specifications.
- Explain technical safeguards implementation specifications.
- Describe organizational requirements.
- Describe the policies and procedures standards, as well as the documentation standards.
Chapter 8 - HIPAA Security Rule - Threats and Technology Options
- Identify technical/electronic threats to the health care enterprise
- Explain security technology and electronic protections options that may meet Security Rule and Privacy Rule security provisions compliance requirements
Chapter 9 - Advanced Administrative Safeguards
- Describe the requirements for the Security Awareness and Training standard
- Explain the requirements for the Security Incident Procedures standard
- Describe the requirements for the Contingency Plan standard
- Describe the requirements for the Evaluation standard
- Describe the Business Associate Contract and Other Written Arrangements standard
Chapter 10 - Physical Safeguards Overview
- Explain key steps for a physical safeguards assessment based on the HIPAA Privacy Rule
Chapter 11 - Advanced Physical Safeguards
- Describe physical safeguards requirements
- Review facility access control
- Describe workstation use and security standards
- Describe required and example policies, procedures and practices to reasonably ensure appropriate physical safeguards have been implemented
Chapter 12 - Physical Safeguards - Data & Media Management
- Describe requirements for device and media controls
Chapter 13 - Security Technical Safeguards Overview
- Describe the Security Rule defined Technical Safeguards
- Describe the Access Control standard
- Examine the Audit Control standard
- Describe the Integrity standard
- Identify key elements of the Person or Entity Authentication standard
- Review the Transmission Security standard
Chapter 14 - Security Advanced Technical Safeguards
- Describe the Transmission Security standard
- Examine the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) architecture and its key protocols
- Analyze firewall systems and their role
- Examine Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
- Describe wireless security requirements
- Identify types of encryption that may be supported by health care entities
- Describe core elements of Windows XP security.
Chapter 15 - Digital Signatures and Certs
- Explain the requirements of the proposed Security Rule's electronic signature requirements (not included in the final rule)
- Describe a digital signature
- Describe a digital certificate and its relationship to a digital signature
- Examine the role of a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in supporting requirements for digital signatures
Chapter 16 - Security Policy and Standards
- Explain how identifying threats and vulnerabilities impacts risk management strategies and the development of appropriate security policies
- Describe ISO/IEC 27002 and ISO/IEC 27001 standards
- Identify factors that impact the development of an enterprise security policy
- Describe security policy documents that address areas, such as acceptable use policies
Chapter 17 - American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
- American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Title XIII, Subpart D Overview (HITECH)
- Business Associates New Requirements
- Breach Notification Requirements
- New Privacy & Security Requirements
- Increased Enforcement & Penalties
- Federal Reporting & Resource Requirements
- Compliance Tips
The above training will prepare you for HIPAA Certification of Certified HIPAA Security Expert:

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