Course Description:
With the recent implementation of new HIPAA regulations in the HIPAA Omnibus Update of 2013, healthcare organizations are reviewing their compliance and making sure they have the proper policies, procedures, and forms in place. HIPAA Privacy and Security Officers have been renewing their compliance activities and reviewing their documentation to make sure they can meet the challenges of the new rules and avoid breaches and penalties for compliance violations.
This session is designed to provide intensive, one and a half-day training in HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule compliance, including
- What’s new in the regulations
- What’s changed recently
- What needs to be addressed for compliance by covered entities and business associates
- What are the most important privacy and security compliance issues
- What needs to be done for HIPAA compliance
- What can happen when compliance is not adequate
This seminar will explain new individual rights and new responsibilities for covered entities and business associates. It will also explain audits and enforcement, HIPAA Security safeguards as well as security breaches and ways to prevent them. Numerous references and sample documents will be provided.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the structure of the HIPAA regulations and how they work together
- Learn what has changed in the rules based on the HIPAA Omnibus Update Rule
- Find out what are the responsibilities of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Officer
- Discover what has to be modified to meet the new rules and how to interpret them
- Understand what are the rights individuals have about their health information
- Know what are the limitations on uses and disclosures by a healthcare entity
- Learn the updated rules on using health information for marketing and fundraising
- Find out how the rules impact the use of electronic health records
- Know how to use risk analysis to make compliance decisions about safeguards
- Understand what makes a good information security policy
- Know how to respond to breaches and violations of Privacy and Security rules
- Learn how to deal with the modern portable technologies and communication methods
- Understand how to use policies, documentation, training, and drills to prepare for audits and incidents, and achieve good compliance
Who Will Benefit:
This seminar will provide valuable assistance to all personnel in Medical offices, practice groups, hospitals, pharmacies, academic medical centers, medical devices, insurers, healthcare business associates (shredding, data storage, systems vendors, billing services, lawyers, etc.). The following personnel will find this session valuable:
- Compliance Director
- CEO
- COO
- CFO
- Privacy Officer
- Security Officer
- Information Systems Manager
- HIPAA Officer
- Chief Information Officer
- Health Information Manager
- Healthcare Counsel/Lawyer
- Office Manager
- Contracts Manager