Continuing Education Requirements After Getting Certified

All certified professionals are required to take Cyber Security Awareness For Employees within 1 month of getting certified. You can take this training before or after getting certified. If you are a cybersecurity professional, you can request an exception (provide the reason why you should not take the training and provide your cybersecurity certification credentials) to take this training but you will have to complete the test.

Course Name: CyberSecurity Awareness For Employees

Description: OCR is focusing on cybersecurity awareness for the covered entities and business associates after the FBI issued a warning for the healthcare industry. This training is a continuing education course needed for all HIPAA certifications (CHPSE, CHPE, and CHSE) professionals to maintain their credentials. This is a non-technical course and anyone can take it. There are no prerequisites for it.

Students learn how hackers use social engineering tools like spoofing, Deceptive Phishing, W2 Phishing, Search Engine Phishing, Pharming, Spear Phishing, Whaling / CEO Fraud, Vishing, SMiSHing, Dropbox Phishing, Google Docs Phishing, Image Phishing, Piggybacking, Dumpster diving, Eavesdropping and many more on company employees. With different types of Malware like Computer viruses, Worms, Trojan horses, Ransomware, Spyware, Adware, Scareware, Keylogger, etc., you want to be aware of threats around you. The overall goal is to protect you from financial losses, identity theft, and damage to your reputation caused due to breaches of security by criminals.

Cost: Included with the HIPAA training cost. You need to buy a Certified Cybersecurity Awareness Professional (CCAP) certification exam if needed.

View Course Outline of Certified CyberSecurity Awareness Professional Certification Training

Once a year all students will have to go through one hour of an update course (normal cost $99) which will include relevant regulation changes and other OCR/HHS activities on compliance and enforcement.

To maintain your HIPAA certification, you will continue taking updated courses when they are released. You will receive a new certificate when your certificate will expire if you have taken all required updated courses. You will NOT be required to take any test if you have taken the updated courses regularly.

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Online HIPAA Certification Test:

You are tested after you complete the full course. You need to pass the 54 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 90 minutes (1 hour 30 minutes) only. You get 5 minutes per chapter to answer three questions from each chapter.

Test Format: Multiple Choice Questions.

Course Outline for HIPAA Security Training:

Chapter 1 – Introduction to HIPAA

• Topic A: Introduction to HIPAA
• Topic B: Administrative Simplification
• Topic C: Violation Penalties
• Topic D: Advisory & Regulatory Organizations
• Topic E: Definitions & Terminology

Chapter 2 – Transactions & Code Sets Overview

• Topic A: Transactions & code sets overview

Chapter 3 – Advanced Transactions and Code Sets

• Topic A: ANSI ASC X12 & NCPCP standards

Chapter 4 – Code Sets & National Identifiers

• Topic A: Code Sets
• Topic B: National Health Care Identifiers

Chapter 5 – Privacy & Security Basics

• Topic A: HIPAA & Health Data Exchange
• Topic B: Planning for Privacy Compliance
• Topic C: Planning for Security Compliance
• Topic D: Example Compliance Framework

Chapter 6 – Privacy Rule Basics

• Topic A: Privacy Rule Introduction

Chapter 7 – Overview of the Security Rule

• Topic A: Security Rule Scope Overview
• Topic B: Threats to Business Information
• Topic C: Security Terminology & Categories
• Topic D: Administrative Safeguards
• Topic E: Physical Safeguards
• Topic F: Technical Safeguards
• Topic G: Organizational Requirements
• Topic H: Policies, Procedures, & Documentation Standards

Chapter 8 –Security Rule – Threats and Technology Options

• Topic A: Security Threats
• Topic B: Security Technology Options

Chapter 9 – Advanced Administrative Safeguards

• Topic A: Security Awareness and Training
• Topic B: Security Incident Procedures
• Topic C: Contingency Plans
• Topic D: Evaluation
• Topic E: Business Associate Agreements and Other Written Arrangements

Chapter 10 – Security Physical Safeguards

• Topic A: Security Rule Physical Safeguards

Chapter 11 – Advanced Physical Safeguards

• Topic A: Requirements
• Topic B: Facility Access Controls
• Topic C: Workstation Use and Security
• Topic D: Specific Steps – Physical Security Implementation

Chapter 12 – Data & Media Management

• Topic A: Device and Media Controls

Chapter 13 – General Technical Safeguards

• Topic A: Requirements
• Topic B: Access Control
• Topic C: Audit Controls
• Topic D: Integrity
• Topic E: Person or Entity Authentication
• Topic F:  Transmission Security

Chapter 14 –Advanced Technical Safeguards

• Topic A: Transmission security
• Topic B: TCP/IP network infrastructure
• Topic C: Firewall systems
• Topic D: Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
• Topic E: Wireless transmission security
• Topic F: Encryption
• Topic H: Case study: General Security Recommendations

Chapter 15 – Digital Signatures and Certs

• Topic A: Requirements
• Topic B: Digital signatures
• Topic C: Digital certificates
• Topic D: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Chapter 16 – Security Policy and Standards

• Topic A: Threats, risk management, and policy
• Topic B: ISO/IEC-27002 security standards
• Topic C: Security policy considerations
• Topic D: Sample security policy documents

Chapter 17 – HITECH Act and Red Flag Rule

• Topic A: The HITECH Act
• Topic B:  The Red Flags Rule

Chapter 18 – The Omnibus Rule

• Background
• Breach Notification Rule
• New Limits on Uses and Disclosures of PHI
• Business Associates
• Increased Patient Rights
• Notice of Privacy Practices
• Increased Enforcement
• Program Updating

Chapter 19 – Annual Updates and Guidance

• Section 1 – HIPAA 2023
• Section 2 – HIPAA 2024: Areas of Increased Concern
• Section 3 – HIPAA 2024: Patient Rights and Risk Analysis
• Section 4 – HIPAA 2024 and What Lies Ahead: The NPRM

The above training will prepare you for HIPAA Certification of Certified HIPAA Security Expert:

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Robert Lane

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Stephen Engel – Administrator

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Abacus Technology Corporation
Senior Engineer, IT Security Office
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