{"id":5576,"date":"2014-04-28T11:47:56","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T15:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.procpr.org\/?p=5576"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:54:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:54:33","slug":"who-needs-hipaa-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/who-needs-hipaa-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Needs HIPAA Training?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>If you work for a company that has any access to an individual&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prohipaa.com\/en\/training_video\/what-is-protected-health-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">protected health information, aka PHI<\/a>, then you should know who\u00a0in your\u00a0workforce needs to\u00a0have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prohipaa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HIPAA training<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So then, who specifically needs to be trained in HIPAA?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.procpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/medical-doctor-1314903-m.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5576]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"5581\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/who-needs-hipaa-training\/medical-doctor-1314903-m\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/medical-doctor-1314903-m.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"201,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"medical-doctor-1314903-m\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/medical-doctor-1314903-m.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/medical-doctor-1314903-m.jpg\" alt=\"medical-doctor-1314903-m\" \/><\/a>\r\n<figcaption>Source:\u00a0freeimages.com<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The answer is that all members of an organization&#8217;s workforce for whom it is probable to\u00a0have access to private health information should be trained.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>These would most likely be:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Volunteers<\/li>\r\n<li>Trainees<\/li>\r\n<li>Workers who are under control of those on behalf of the organization or affiliated with it, but not a partner in business.<\/li>\r\n<li>Covered entities are also required to ensure that Business Partners have appropriate safeguards in place for PHI.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There are schools\/departments\/groups that need to be HIPAA trained as well:<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Schools of Nursing, Dentistry, and Medicine and affiliated Institutes and Centers<\/li>\r\n<li>School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS)<\/li>\r\n<li>Information Technology<\/li>\r\n<li>Audit Services<\/li>\r\n<li>Department of Environmental Health and Safety<\/li>\r\n<li>Human Resources<\/li>\r\n<li>University Archives and Records<\/li>\r\n<li>University Counsel<\/li>\r\n<li>Researchers<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where can you get HIPAA training?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>A great way to do it is through our online video course. 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