HIPAA: 17. Disclosure to Family and Friends

This course, HIPAA: 17. Disclosure to Family and Friends, outlines the inherent complexities of protected health information (PHI) disclosures when it comes to family and friends and teaches you how to navigate the most common scenarios. Learn some simple strategies you can use to develop a HIPAA compliant approach to sharing a patient’s PHI with others. The course details how asking for permission, sharing only the minimum necessary information, not responding to pressure, and exercising good judgment all come into play.

The course will walk you through the most typical situations you’re likely to encounter in your everyday HIPAA compliance efforts when dealing with the family and friends of patients. Download the accompanying course summary and take the online quiz for a thorough review of the material. You can watch this course with others in the series for an in-depth look at HIPAA compliance.