Overview:
The session begins with overview of the HIPAA regulations and then continues with presentation of the specifics of the Privacy Rule
The session begins with overview of the HIPAA regulations and then
continues with presentation of the specifics of the Privacy Rule, such
as Individual Rights and Uses & Disclosures, and recent and expected
changes to HIPAA and other rules such as 42 CFR Part 2 regarding
Substance Use Disorder information, including the impacts of required
changes in your practices to meet the rules.
The session continues
with a detailed examination of HIPAA Security Rule and Breach
Notification requirements, including what you need to do to protect
information and what you have to do if you don't, and the session
concludes with a discussion of the essential activities of performing
risk analysis, mitigating risk issues, documenting policies, procedures,
and activities, training staff and managers in the issues and policies
they need to know about, and examining compliance readiness through
drills and self-audits, all as part of a 10-step plan for reviewing and
maintaining HIPAA compliance.
Why you should Attend:
The HIPAA Officer in any HIPAA covered entity has a great deal of
responsibility, and the right answers to compliance questions are not
always obvious. The HIPAA Regulations carry significant obligations to
protect the privacy and security of Protected Health Information, and
significant penalties in the millions of dollars can result from
non-compliance.
Even if you have worked on your HIPAA compliance
in the past, you could be out of compliance today because of the
changes to the rules, new guidance, changes in how you do business and
manage PHI, changes to the threats to privacy and security, and even
changes in other laws and policies not directly related to HIPAA.
All
of these changes have an impact on your HIPAA compliance, and if you
don't keep up, you are leaving yourself open to complaints and
enforcement investigations. The HIPAA Officer needs to be up-to-date on
the latest issues and be ready to review all the aspects of HIPAA
compliance now, to be sure you are working in the right direction and
are addressing the issues of greatest importance.
Areas of the
rules that have shown compliance problems in the past are now targeted
with guidance and audits to improve and verify compliance. There is new
guidance on dealing with issues of opioid incidents. And new threats
from insiders and Ransomware could expose or destroy your private
information and harm your patients. There is plenty that can go wrong
with HIPAA compliance, but with the right training and resources you
have a chance to make your patients happy and stay out of trouble.
Who Will Benefit:
- HIPAA Privacy Officers
- HIPAA Security Officers
- Information Security Officers
- Risk Managers
- Compliance Officers
- Privacy Officers
- Health Information Managers
- Information Technology Managers
- Medical Office Managers
- Chief Financial Officers
- Systems Managers
- Legal Counsel
- Operations Directors