Overview:
This webinar will be addressing how practice/business managers (or compliance offers) need to get their HIPAA house in order before the imminent audits occur.
It will also address major changes under the Omnibus Rule and any other
applicable updates for 2021. Areas also covered will be texting, email,
encryption, medical messaging, voice data and risk factors as they
relate to IT.
The primary goal is to ensure everyone is well educated on what is myth
and what is reality with this law, there is so much misleading
information all over regarding the do's and don'ts with HIPAA - I want
to add clarity for compliance officers.
I will uncover myths versus reality as it relates to this very enigmatic
law based on over 1000 risk assessments performed as well as years of
experience in dealing directly with the Office of Civil Rights HIPAA
auditors.
I will also speak to real life litigated cases I have worked where HIPAA
is being used to justify state cases of negligence - THIS IS BECOMING A
HUGE RISK!
In addition, this course will cover the highest risk factors for being
sued as well as being audited (these two items tend to go hand in hand).
Why you should Attend:
Do you have an affective HIPAA compliance program?
New laws and funding mean increased risk for both business associates and covered entities!
HIPAA Omnibus - Do you know what's involved and what you need to do?
What does Omnibus mean for covered entities and business associates?
Why should you be concerned?
Court cases that are changing the landscape of HIPAA and patient's ability to sue!
TRIAL ATTORNEYS ARE MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT!!
It is important to understand the new changes going on at Health and
Human Services as it relates to enforcement of HIPAA for both covered
entities and business associates as it relates to what we need to do as
compliance officers. You need to know how to avoid being low hanging
fruit in terms of audit risk as well as being sued by individuals who
have had their PHI wrongfully discloses due to bad IT or internal
administrative practices.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Updates for 2021
- Requirements of Compliance Officers
- New Definition of what Constitutes Protected Health Information
- Real Life Litigated Cases
- BYOD
- Portable Devices
- Business Associates and the Increased Burden
- Emailing of PHI
- Texting of PHI
- Federal Audit Process
- HIPAA and Suing - How this Works
- Risk Assessment
- Best Resources
Who Will Benefit:
- Practice Managers
- Any Business Associates who work with Medical Practices or Hospitals
(i.e. Billing Companies, Transcription Companies, IT Companies,
Answering Services, Home Health, Coders, Attorneys, etc)
- MD's and other Medical Professionals