🔏 Healthcare Privacy & Compliance
Healthcare IT & Health Informatics career path
HIPAA privacy/security and healthcare compliance: from analyst to privacy officer and chief compliance officer.
Typical roles
- Privacy Analyst
- HIPAA Security Analyst
- Compliance Specialist
- Privacy Officer
- Chief Compliance Officer
Suggested certifications, by phase
Foundation
- CAHIMS HIMSS Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems
- CIPP/US IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States
Core
- CHPS AHIMA Certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security
- CHC CCB Certified in Healthcare Compliance
- CHPC CCB Certified in Healthcare Privacy Compliance
- CIPM IAPP Certified Information Privacy Manager
Advanced
- CPCO AAPC Certified Professional Compliance Officer
- CHRC CCB Certified in Healthcare Research Compliance
- CPMA AAPC Certified Professional Medical Auditor
- CDPSE ISACA Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer
Mastery
- CISSP (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional
- CISM ISACA Certified Information Security Manager
A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.