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2019 HIPAA Training Trends
Results from 2018 HIPAA
2019 HIPAA Training Trends
How Is Healthcare Doing With Training?
Over the past three years, we interviewed over 150 healthcare professionals responsible for HIPAA compliance (i.e., 56 professionals in 2016, 56 in 2017, 40 in 2018) about how they conduct HIPAA training. This infographic is an analysis of their collected responses.
2018 HIPAA TRAINING SUMMARY
73% train their employees at least annually.
38% trained employees about Breach Notification Rule policies.
47% test employee knowledge on HIPAA-related training.
HOW OFTEN ORGANIZATIONS TRAIN THEIR EMPLOYEES
PRO TIP: Employees should receive regular training about HIPAA best practices (e.g., quarterly or monthly), so they don't forget crucial security information.
2018 Data
5% Monthly
0% Quarterly
8% Semi-annually
60% Annually
5% Only new-hire training
12% Don’t know
10% Never
2017 Data
4% Monthly
2% Quarterly
16% Semi-annually
53% Annually
11% Only new-hire training
7% Don’t know
7% Never
2016 Data
5% Monthly
10% Quarterly
2% Semi-annually
60% Annually
0% Only new-hire training
15% Don't know
8% Never
ORGANIZATIONS TRAIN EMPLOYEES ON THE FOLLOWING HIPAA RULES
PRO TIP: Employees should be trained on these three HIPAA Rules: Security, Breach Notification, and Privacy Rules.
2018 Data
58% HIPAA Security Rule
38% HIPAA Breach Notification Rule
65% HIPAA Privacy Rule
2017 Data
70% HIPAA Security Rule
34% HIPAA Breach Notification Rule
77% HIPAA Privacy Rule
2016 Data
70% HIPAA Security Rule
70% HIPAA Breach Notification Rule
74% HIPAA Privacy Rule
ORGANIZATIONS TEST EMPLOYEES ON HIPAA TRAINING
PRO TIP: Testing employees on HIPAA-related training promotes security.
2018 Data
47% Yes
14% Don’t know
39% No
2017 Data
34% Yes
9% Don’t know
57% No
2016 Data
39% Yes
10% Don't know
51% No
HOW OFTEN ORGANIZATIONS TEST EMPLOYEES ON HIPAA TRAINING
PRO TIP: Regularly test employees on HIPAA-Related training (e.g., quarterly), so employees remember their training.
2018 Data
5% Monthly
0% Quarterly
0% Semi-annually
44% Annually
0% At new-hire training
10% Don’t know
41% Never
2017 Data
0% Monthly
0% Quarterly
4% Semi-annually
33% Annually
4% At new-hire training
14% Don’t know
45% Never
2016 Data
0% Monthly
4% Quarterly
0% Semi-annually
37% Annually
0% At new-hire training
19% Don't know
40% Never
HIPAA TAKEAWAYS SINCE 2016
46% decrease in organizations that train employees on the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.
20% increase in organizations that test employees on HIPAA training.
21% increase in organizations that test employees on HIPAA training at least annually.
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2018 HIPAA Training Trends
Survey results from 2017
https://info.securitymetrics.com/hipaa-training-2017
HIPAA SNAPSHOT: HIPAA TRAINING TRENDS IN 2017
Over the past two years, we interviewed over 100 healthcare professionals responsible for HIPAA compliance (i.e., 56 professionals in 2016 and 56 in 2017) about how how they conduct HIPAA training. This infographic is an analysis of their collected responses.
2017 SUMMARY
75% of organizations train their employees at least annually.
34% of organizations test employee knowledge on HIPAA-related training.
34% of respondents trained employees about Breach Notification Rule policies.
HOW OFTEN ORGANIZATIONS TRAIN THEIR EMPLOYEES
2017 Data
4% Monthly
2% Quarterly
16% Semi-annually
53% Annually
11% Only new-hire training
7% Don’t know
7% Never
2016 Data
5% Monthly
10% Quarterly
2% Semi-annually
60% Annually
0% Only new-hire training
15% Don't know
8% Never
PRO TIP: Employees should receive regular training about HIPAA best practices (e.g., quarterly or monthly), so they don't forget crucial security information.
ORGANIZATIONS TRAIN EMPLOYEES ON THE FOLLOWING HIPAA RULES
2017 Data
70% HIPAA Security Rule
34% HIPAA Breach Notification Rule
77% HIPAA Privacy Rule
2016 Data
70% HIPAA Security Rule
70% HIPAA Breach Notification Rule
74% HIPAA Privacy Rule
PRO TIP: Employees should be trained on all three of the above HIPAA Rules
ORGANIZATIONS TEST EMPLOYEES ON HIPAA TRAINING
2017 Data
34% Yes
9% Don’t know
57% No
2016 Data
39% Yes
10% Don't know
51% No
PRO TIP: Testing employees on HIPAA-related training promotes security.
HOW OFTEN ORGANIZATIONS TEST EMPLOYEES ON HIPAA TRAINING
2017 Data
0% Quarterly
4% Semi-annually
33% Annually
4% At new-hire training
14% Don’t know
45% Never
2016 Data
4% Quarterly
0% Semi-annually
37% Annually
0% At new-hire training
19% Don't know
40% Never
PRO TIP: Regularly test employees on HIPAA-Related training (e.g., quarterly), so employees remember their training.
TAKEAWAYS
Since 2016, the number of respondents that train employees on the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule has decreased 51%.
Since 2016, the number of respondents that test employees on HIPAA training has decreased by 12%.
Since 2016, the number of respondents that regularly test employees on HIPAA training (i.e., at least annually) has increased by 10%.
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