Continuing Education: HIPAA Breach Notification, Rules and Reporting

Help your practice avoid costly and damaging violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) with our on-demand course HIPAA Breach Notification, Rules and Reporting: 2025 Edition. This course is approved for CME, dental CE, and nursing contact hours and provides an orientation to the basic requirements of the HIPAA Breach Notification Rules. Learn how HIPAA defines a breach, breach exceptions, and notification processes if there is a breach. The course reviews proactive measures to promote the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI), reviews risk assessments, and provides a comprehensive list of valuable resources for practitioners and staff training.

The Doctor’s Advocate is published by The Doctors Company to advise and inform its members about loss prevention and insurance issues.

The guidelines suggested in this newsletter are not rules, do not constitute legal advice, and do not ensure a successful outcome. They attempt to define principles of practice for providing appropriate care. The principles are not inclusive of all proper methods of care nor exclusive of other methods reasonably directed at obtaining the same results.

The ultimate decision regarding the appropriateness of any treatment must be made by each healthcare provider considering the circumstances of the individual situation and in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the care is rendered.

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