HIPAA Awareness Training for Business Associates
The HIPAA Awareness Training for Business Associates course was specifically designed to meet the unique needs of business associates that provide services that are covered by HIPAA. This also applies to business associates held liable for HIPAA violations through either the mandatory use of contracts known as “Business Associate Agreements”.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates that anyone who has access to protected health information (PHI) receives initial training and periodic refresher training. This comprehensive course covers the three primary components of HIPAA compliance: The Privacy Rule, The Security Rule, and The Breach Notification Rule.
This training course was specifically designed to meet the unique needs of the organizations, known as “business associates,” who contract with HIPAA-covered entities and health care providers. As a result of recent changes to HIPAA laws, business associates can be indirectly liable under the business associate contract or agreement and directly liable under HIPAA for violations. Such violations include, but are not limited to, failure to implement adequate safeguards and failure to adequately train employees who have access to or are likely to have access to, protected health information as a result of their job responsibilities with the business associate.
Does every employee of a business associate require HIPAA training? Are there exceptions? Does the HIPAA privacy rule apply to electronic, written, or oral PHI? Find out in this online HIPAA Awareness Training for Business Associates course. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates that anyone who has access to protected health information (PHI) receives initial training and periodic refresher training. Easler Education’s HIPAA Awareness Training for Business Associates course is thorough, accurate, and always up to date. In this course, we will cover the three primary components of HIPAA compliance:
- The Privacy Rule: safeguards all individually identifiable health information and regulates who may have access to PHI, who that information may be disclosed, and under what circumstances it may be disclosed.
- The Security Rule: addresses safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic PHI (e-PHI), to protect e-PHI from security threats and improper usage, etc.
- The Breach Notification Rule: a HIPAA requirement that covered entities, like tribal employees, notify patients if the privacy or security of their PHI is compromised in any way.
To ensure that your team involved in providing services to a HIPAA-covered entity receives the most comprehensive and easy to follow training available, trust Easler Education to deliver. Our online training courses are easily accessed from anywhere and can be conveniently taken at an individual’s own pace. A certificate of completion will be available for download immediately upon completion of the course.
The content of every Easler Education course we offer is created by experienced attorneys who specialize in risk, regulatory, and compliance training. You can rest assured that your team will be able to understand all of the applicable HIPAA rules and give them the confidence to carry out the guidelines that it sets forth.
HIPAA violations can be costly, with penalties of up to $1.5M and the possibilities of civil or criminal lawsuits, ethical violations, sanctions, and potential loss of medical licenses. That’s why proper training for your team is essential. Don’t take any chances: maintain a high level of compliance and mitigate risks by choosing the most trusted source of workplace training. Trust Easler, and get started on your HIPAA Training for Tribal Employees course today.
- Successful students will be able to understand and apply the critical aspects of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules as applicable to business associates demonstrated by the completion of a final assessment with a 70% or greater proficiency.

Created by Attorneys
Created by Attorneys
This course and its supplemental resources were created and reviewed by our team of attorneys.

Live Customer Support
Live Customer Support
Students, managers and supervisors can contact us, chat with a us-based trainer to answer questions for the duration of the course by calling 1-888-390-5574, using our in-application live chat, or sending an email and we will respond within 60-minites during of regular business hours.

Learn Anytime & Anywhere
Learn Anytime & Anywhere
Our courses only expire when you're finished with the course, this means that employees don’t feel rushed into “cramming” for a course only to forget the material a week later and therefore perform better in practice and make fewer mistakes than in traditional training environments.

Credits Never Expire
Credits Never Expire
Unused course credits never expire, so feel free to order bulk credits to receive maximum discounts.

1 Hour of Learning
1 Hour of Learning
This course may take longer or shorter depending on student pace, reading, and comprehension level.

Downloadable Certificate
Downloadable Certificate
Same-day certificate issuance after completing a course, downloadable in PDF format & printable.

Instant Manager Accounts
Instant Manager Accounts
When a employer purchases two or more credits we will automatically create a manager account which can then be used to invite employee, keep all training certificates in one place that will help you stay compliant and well prepared for a audit conduct by the DOT.

Volume Discounts
Volume Discounts
Volume discounts for credits are automatically applied during the checkout process. Did you know that course credits never expire so feel free to purchase credits in bulk.

Approved for CE Credits
Approved for CE Credits
We are an Approved Education Provider with many human resources certification organizations, licensing bodies and regulatory agencies throughout the world and we offer continuing education credits (CE credits) with the majority of our courses.

HIPAA Compliant
HIPAA Compliant
This course is specifically designed to meet the unique needs of those who deal with HIPAA information. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates that anyone who has access to protected health information (PHI) receives initial training and periodic refresher training