HIPAA Awareness

It is for teams that work with protected health information, including staff of healthcare organisations and of service providers that handle health information for them, such as BPO, IT and administrative support teams. No legal or clinical background is needed. The course helps every team member understand their responsibilities for health information in daily work.

The course introduces protected health information, the purpose of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, and the importance of an appropriate response when something goes wrong. Learners come away understanding what protected health information means, why the two Rules exist, and why potential issues must be reported promptly through the appropriate channels in their organisation.

HIPAA Awareness is a set of short video modules followed by practice questions and a final exam. The course page shows the current number of modules and the approximate video runtime; allow additional time for the practice questions and the exam. With 12 months of access, you can complete it in one sitting or spread it over several sessions.

Yes. Learners who reach the 70% pass mark in the final exam receive a Sterling Academy Certificate of Completion for HIPAA Awareness. Each certificate carries a unique number and a QR code, and anyone can check it online using the certificate number and the holder's surname. It is a training certificate for the individual learner.

Yes. HIPAA Awareness is a self-paced online course made of short video modules, in English with captions. You study at your own pace during 12 months of access, and practice questions after modules help you check your understanding before the final exam. If a point is unclear, questions are answered by a Sterling consultant.

HIPAA Awareness is US$19 per learner. Teams save 20% for 11 to 50 learners and 30% for 51 to 200 learners; 201 or more learners are priced on request. Client administrators can track their team's progress. Prices are in US dollars, excluding taxes, and Sterling confirms final pricing and enrolment.

No. The Certificate of Completion is a training certificate: it shows that one person completed HIPAA Awareness and reached the pass mark in its final exam. It is not certification of an organisation to any standard, and Sterling does not certify organisations. Completing the course does not show that an organisation complies with HIPAA; it builds the awareness of individual team members.

HIPAA Awareness introduces the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the HIPAA Security Rule, explaining the purpose of each at awareness level, together with what protected health information means. It also stresses what each person should do when something goes wrong: report potential issues through the appropriate channels in their organisation rather than trying to handle them alone.