Copyright: 2019

Virginia Assignment Code: 8339

Suggested Grade Level: 10, 11, 12

Duration: 36 weeks

Hours: N/A

Prerequisites: None

CTSO: HOSA-Future Health Professionals

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide students in the healthcare setting with knowledge of the basic Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) related to ensuring patients' rights for privacy and security of their personal health information (PHI). Students will focus on healthcare professionals' accountability for documentation and disclosure of the electronic health record (EHR) and the electronic medical record (EMR). Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

Credentials, Course Sequences, and Career Clusters/Pathways can be found here:

https://www.cteresource.org/career-clusters/health-science/healthcare-information-security/