Healthcare:
Along with OSHA Compliance, mandatory training typically pertains to the following two:
JCAHO: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting in health care
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HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
A US regulation that gives patients greater access to their own medical records and more control over how their personally identifiable health information is used. The regulation also addresses the obligations of healthcare providers and health plans to protect health information. In general, covered entities such as health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and healthcare providers which conduct certain financial and administrative transactions electronically had until April 14, 2003, to comply. Rules, standards & implementation are overseen by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
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Helpful Resources:
Training and HIPAA: Are You in Compliance? March 2003 - Jennifer Vollmer and Lauri Ingram
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