Organization Name / Organize By
Netzealous -MentorHealth
Organizing/Related Departments
Healthcare compliance training provider
Organization Type
Organization/Company
WebinarCategory
Both (Technical & Non Technical)
WebinarLevel
International
Related Industries
Education/Teaching/Training/Development
Medical/Healthcare/Hospital
Telecommunications
Communications
Location
Fresno, California, United States
OVERVIEW:
This webinar focuses on HIPAA Rules for transmitting informational email and text messages to patients over an electronic communications network.
You will learn:
- The information that makes a message subject to HIPAA
- The "safe harbor" - How Health Care Providers may obtain consent from patients to send PHI in unencrypted email and unencrypted text messages and not be responsible for unauthorized access to the PHI in transmission or when received by the patient
- What a Health Care Provider must do if a patient does not agree to receive PHI in unencrypted email or unencrypted text message
- The requirements for a Business Associate to be able to communicate by email or text message with a patient on behalf of a Health Care Provider
- How a Business Associate may protect itself from liability for violating HIPAA Rules about email and text messages in its Business Associate Agreement
- What a Health Care Provider must do if a patient does not agree to receive PHI in unencrypted emails or text messages
- How Health Care Providers and Business Associates may prove they are compliant with the HIPAA Rules through documentation
- The Policies and Procedures Health Care Providers and Business Associates must have in place to comply with HIPAA Rules concerning communication with patients through email and text message
Why should you attend:
There are widespread violations of the HIPAA Rules for communicating with patients by unencrypted email and text message - largely because Providers and Business Associates just don't know the rules. These HIPAA Rules are clear and easy to follow but you are at great risk and directly liable for breaking them.
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A simple appointment reminder is, by definition, PHI even though it may not contain diagnostic specific information. So are Happy Birthday wishes, reminders that a patient is overdue for a checkup or has an outstanding balance on a bill. You must know how you can maximize your use of key patient communication tools while protecting yourself and your organization from government penalties and patient lawsuits.
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Health Care Providers have a mandatory "duty to warn" patients of risks associated with unencrypted email. A patient may refuse to receive unencrypted emails after being warned. Health Care Providers and Business Associates must strictly follow the patient's restriction.
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There is a HIPAA "safe harbor" that frees you from:
- Responsibility for unauthorized access of a patient's PHI during transmission and
- Responsibility for safeguarding PHI delivered to the patient
Donât be the Provider or Business Associate that finds itself in serious trouble simply because you didnât follow the HIPAA Rules for unencrypted electronic communication with patients!
Areas Covered in the Session:
- More and more patients like the convenience of email and text message
- The HIPAA "safe harbor" - how you can communicate with patients in the way they prefer and protect your organization
- How Health Care Providers and Business Associates can work together to avoid violating HIPAA Rules about email and text message communications with patients
Who Will Benefit:
- Health Care Providers
- Dentists
- Optometrists
- Physicians
- Podiatrists
- Chiropractors
- Hospitals
- Business Associates
- Billing
- Collection
- Insurance Brokerage
- Patient Engagement and Marketing Companies
IMPORTANT DATE:
Webinar Date:Â Wednesday, January 11, 2017 | 10:00 AM PST | 01:00 PM EST
Duration: 60 Minutes
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Registration Fees
Available
Registration Fees Details
Live online training only for one participant
Price: $139.00
Corporate Live Any number of participants
Price: $299.00
Recorded
Access recorded version only for one participant ?
Price: $179.00
Corporate Recorded
Access recorded version, Any number of participants ?
Price: $379.00
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Email
Phone
Website
Address/Venue
Online Event ,
NetZealous LLC-MentorHealth,
161 Mission Falls Lane, Suite 216, Fremont, USA
Pin/Zip Code : 94539