- TypeWebinar
- Location Orange, California, United States
- Date 15-02-2017
Education/Teaching/Training/Development
Fresher/Trainee/Professionals
Medical/Healthcare/Hospital
OVERVIEW:
Email and text message are subject to the HIPAA Security Rule transmission standard. Changes in the Omnibus Rule in 2013 further clarified the importance of proper usage of email and text message, examples of electronic transmission media. Oftentimes used as a method to transmit PHI, electronic transmission media is an area that covered entities need to develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure HIPAA compliance.
Instructor : Paul R. Hales
Product Id: 801019
HHS states:
Why should you attend:
Email and text message continue to grow with popularity amongst patients and amongst covered entities. And email and text message continue to be examples of a Breach! These methods of electronic communication are used as a way to discuss treatment, to market, and to engage the patient. And yet these methods of communication can be extremely unsafe. Interceptions, hackers, misdialed numbers can all result in stolen protected health information (PHI) and in HIPAA violations. All resulting in the loss of a patient's privacy, maybe even identity theft, and in loss of funds for the covered entity. Today health records are more valuable than credit card numbers or social security numbers on the black market. As a health care provider or covered entity, it is your responsibility to safeguard PHI. It was once understood that email and text message were deemed appropriate if the email or text message were received from the patient. Since the Omnibus Rule, this has changed. Covered entities are responsible under HIPAA requirements for all PHIS in every email and text message. The email or text message address alone is PHI as defined by HIPAA - regardless of the content. HIPAA requires that every covered entity has a "duty to warn" and has the responsibility of acquiring consent and keeping proper documentation. And yet this is not being done in a compliant way. There is a HIPAA "safe harbor" or "get out of jail free" card that frees you from:
Don't be the Provider or Business Associate that finds itself in serious trouble simply because you didn't follow the HIPAA Rules for unencrypted electronic communication with patients!
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IMPORTANT DATE:
Webinar Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 | 10:00 AM PST | 01:00 PM ESTÂ
Duration: 90 Minutes
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