From Serebra Learning Corporation
Record Retention 
Does your company have a formal policy for how to retain and dispose of its records? Do you know what records you need to retain, how long you should retain them for, and which disposal techniques you should use? Following the
Arthur Andersen case, many companies are reexamining what documents they keep and how long they must keep them. Having a carefully planned and documented record retention
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HIPAA Privacy Rules 
...concerned. This course presents an overview of
HIPAA (the
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act), outlining the main components and identifying who is covered by the act. The course examines the privacy provisions under HIPAA for patients and employees involved with covered entities. Under HIPAA, covered entities are now expected to provide notification to individuals before the
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HIPAA Implementing Privacy Rules 
...Health
Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (
HIPAA) mandates how healthcare plans, providers, and clearinghouses store and transmit individuals' health information. Implementation of and compliance with the HIPAA privacy rules is mandatory. These rules present significant challenges to the day-to-day operations of organizations involved in the healthcare industry. Organizations that
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HIPAA Portability 
...nderstand and comply with
HIPAA portability rules.
The
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) prohibits discrimination by group health plans based upon the health status of an individual. It sets mandated standards for the portability and availability of health care including standards for nondiscrimination
Medicare and
Medicaid fraud and abuse and the electronic
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