HINT 340 - Privacy, Security, and Training in Health Information Management

3 Credits
This course builds upon previous privacy and security topics and prepares the student to work with health regulations and standards including data governance compliance. This course will focus on access, disclosure, and storage of protected health information. Data privacy, security, and confidentiality will be discussed in detail along with information integrity and quality. Ethical standards of practice related to privacy and security will be covered and training programs related to this topic will also be addressed.

Grade Note(s): A grade of C or better is required to successfully complete this course.
Fees: Additional course fees apply.
Prerequisite(s): HINT 297 or BITS 211
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Develop educational employee programs related to privacy, security, and confidentiality that comply with ethical standards of practice.
2. Interpret HIM data privacy, confidentiality, and security measures.
3. Analyze laws and regulations related to the practice of HIM.
4. Demonstrate health record documentation, guidelines, and standards to maintain compliance.
5. Discover threats to data integrity and validity.
6. Manage protection of health information through access, disclosure, confidentiality, and security measures.