In today's digital healthcare ecosystem, patient data represents both an invaluable asset for advancing care and a prime target for malicious actors. Electronic health records (EHRs), connected medical devices, telemedicine platforms, artificial intelligence tools, and third-party vendor relationships all contribute to an increasingly complex risk environment underscoring why data security is important in healthcare. This Healthcare Data Security & Risk Management course introduces and equips healthcare IT professionals, compliance officers, risk managers, and healthcare administrators with the knowledge and skills to analyze, evaluate, and strengthen their organization's data protection and risk management strategies.

Over the span of four hours, learners will explore the regulatory, technical, and operational dimensions of safeguarding protected health information (PHI) and electronic PHI (ePHI). The course is designed at an advanced level, demanding higher-order thinking, thus learners will analyze, evaluate, and create strategies to manage health data in real-world, high-risk scenarios, addressing the healthcare data security challenges organizations face today. The course begins with a strong foundation in healthcare data security fundamentals, including HIPAA Security Rule requirements, data classification, lifecycle management, and the principle of minimum necessary use. This grounding ensures all learners can critically evaluate compliance obligations and data governance structures, and understand what data security in healthcare involves in practice. This course is designed for healthcare IT professionals, compliance officers, cybersecurity analysts, risk managers, healthcare administrators, and professionals transitioning into healthcare security roles. If you're responsible for protecting patient data or managing regulatory risk, this course equips you with the frameworks and tools you need to apply effective healthcare data security solutions. Learners should have basic knowledge of healthcare IT systems and a general understanding of regulatory compliance. Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts is helpful but not required; the course provides the context needed to apply data security principles effectively in real environments. By the end of the course, learners will not only understand compliance requirements and risks, but also synthesize knowledge into practical policies, risk management frameworks, and incident response strategies tailored to their organizations. The course's blend of conceptual videos, demonstrations, assigned readings, discussions, and hands-on lab activities ensures an engaging and applied learning experience.