The HIPAA Privacy Rule 2017

OVERVIEW:

Being in compliance with HIPAA involves not only ensuring you provide the appropriate patient rights and controls on your uses and disclosures of protected health information, but you also have the proper policies and procedures in place. If audited or the subject of a compliance review you will be required to show the government you have all the necessary documentation in place for safeguarding patient Protected Health Information and indicate how you addressed all privacy requirements. This starts with the understanding the fundamentals of the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

 

If your healthcare practice needs to understand what is required to protect health records or make sure your current safeguards are adequate and can withstand government scrutiny, please join us for this informative and interactive course.

Instructor : Jay Hodes
Product Id: 800899

Why should you Attend:

Healthcare providers must understand the HIPAA Privacy Rule as it pertains to patient’s rights, access to medical records, disclosures and best practices to safeguard personal health information. The Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, known as the HIPAA Privacy Rule, establishes a set of national standards for the protection of certain health information. A major goal of the Privacy Rule is to assure that individuals’ health information is properly protected while allowing the flow of health information needed to provide and promote high quality health care and to protect the public's health and well-being.

Attendees will leave the course clearly understanding of all the requirements that must be in place for meeting this rule for the protection of personal health information their organizations maintain.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• Why was HIPAA created?
• What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule?
• What is Protected Health Information
• What are Permitted and Authorized Disclosures?
• What is a Personal Representative?
• How does an Organization Account for a Disclosure?
• What are Rights do Patients have under HIPAA?
• What is a HIPAA data breach and what happens if it occurs?What are the penalties and fines for non-compliance and how to avoid them?
• Questions

Who Will Benefit:

• Compliance Officer
• HIPAA Privacy Officer
• HIPAA Security Officer
• Medical/Dental Office Managers
• Practice Managers
• Information Systems Manager
• Chief Information Officer
• General Counsel/lawyer
• Practice Management Consultants
• Any Business Associates that accesses protected health information

IMPORTANT DATE:

Thursday, February 9, 2017 | 10:00 AM PST | 01:00 PM EST

Duration: 60 Minutes

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