In this learning venue, situated in the conference room of Brighton Company adult learners that work in a healthcare facility will receive HIPAA Training. HIPAA standards must be followed in the medical arena, and a breach on patient confidentiality and privacy could lead to monetary losses and unethical behaviors. The reason to choose this learning venue for the HIPAA classes is to provide recertification to those employees in the healthcare facility. At the same time, one of Assistant Instructors is a HIPAA compliance officer with previous teaching experience. The instructor will discuss current HIPAA regulations and how the law has changed in the last year resulting in changes in the way the facilities are operating in terms of patient care and the safeguard of patient information.
Characteristics of Learners: The audience is composed by healthcare workers of a community clinic that is classified as a covered entity. According to the U. S Department of Health & Human Services (n.d) a covered entity must comply with the HIPAA requirements in order to safeguard the communication in the office and the patient’s information. The ages of participants in this training are ranged from twenty nine to sixty three years old, and the professional background varies because
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As noted by Silberman (1996) discussing a case study can help the learner to analyze the issue, the actions that should be taken and the forms of avoiding the issue in the future. Following the andragogical principles, this learning activity will meet the student’s needs since there is an immediate application of those case studies based on HIPAA standards, hence the participants on the training are able to transfer the knowledge immediately to the workplace