HIPAA: Billing, Coding & Revenue Cycle Training

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  • Additional languages available
  • Meets accessibility standards
  • Auto-save training, mobile-friendly
  • Deliver on Ethena or your LMS (SCORM)

Course Summary

Billing and coding teams touch patient data every day, from claims to statements to payer calls. This Ethena course gives your revenue cycle staff a practical guide to handling financial PHI under HIPAA without slowing the work down.

  • HIPAA basics for financial data
  • Minimum necessary for claims and billing
  • Securing clearinghouse, EOB, and payer communications
  • Spotting fraud, waste, and abuse

Included Modules:

Introduction

Sets up why billing, coding, and revenue cycle staff handle sensitive patient data every day and how this course helps them protect it under HIPAA.

HIPAA Basics

Explains what HIPAA protects, who must follow it, and how the Privacy and Security Rules apply to the financial side of patient care.

Minimum Necessary for Financial Data

Shows how the minimum necessary standard applies to billing, limiting the patient information you access, use, or share to what each task requires.

Claims & Clearinghouse Data Security

Covers how to submit claims and exchange data with clearinghouses securely, including encryption, access controls, and safe handling of electronic transactions.

EOB & Statement Handling

Explains how to handle explanation of benefits documents and patient statements safely, avoiding misdirected mail, wrong addresses, and accidental disclosures.

Payer & Third-Party Communications

Shows how to verify identity and share only necessary information when communicating with insurers, vendors, and other third parties about patient accounts.

Data Privacy, PHI, and HIPAA

Defines protected health information in a billing context and connects core data privacy principles to the financial records your team touches daily.

Connecting FWA and HIPAA

Links fraud, waste, and abuse risks to HIPAA, showing how accurate coding and honest billing protect both patient privacy and your organization.

HIPAA Violations & Penalties

Reviews common billing-related HIPAA violations, the civil and criminal penalties they carry, and the steps to report and prevent them.

Why is data privacy training important?

Billing, coding, and revenue cycle staff handle protected health information every day, from diagnosis codes to insurance claims, and HIPAA sets clear rules for how that data can be used and shared. Get it wrong and a misdirected claim, an over-coded chart, or a snooping lookup can trigger penalties, audits, and a serious loss of patient trust. This training shows your team how to keep PHI secure and code accurately throughout the revenue cycle, so payments move smoothly and patient privacy stays protected.

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