OVERVIEW

HIPAA and the Compliance Officer-By AtoZ Compliance is organized by AtoZ Compliance and would be held during on May 30, 2017.

This webinar will cover areas like HIPAA compliance for email, texting, encryption, medical messaging, voice data and risk factors as they relate to IT.

Overview The primary goal is to ensure everyone is well educated about HIPAA compliance programs and HIPAA compliance requirements 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.

Use this HIPAA compliance training to 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.

Know about real life HIPAA privacy and security rules and litigated cases where HIPAA is being used to justify state cases of negligence – this is becoming a huge risk!

In addition, this HIPAA risk assessment webinar will cover the highest risk factors for being sued as well as being audited (these two items tend to go hand in hand).

why should you attend • Do you have an affective HIPAA security 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 this Webinar • Updates for 2017 • Requirements of Compliance Officers • Real life litigated cases • BYOD • Portable devices • Business associates and the increased burden Learning Objectives • 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 • Billing Companies • Transcription Companies IT Companies • Answering Services • Home Health • Coders • Attorneys MD’s and other medical professionals Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

SPECIALITIES

Quality Management