Patient Access of PHI and Communications - Managing Requests, Texting, and E-mail

Key Points: HIPAA and CLIA regulations New Guidance from the HHS Office of Civil Rights on the access of PHI Denials of access How e-mail and texting should be handled HIPAA audit and enforcement activities

HIPAA and Substance Use Disorders - New Rules, Conflicting Rules, and Patient Privacy

Background: With the current epidemic of opioid abuse, there has been a great deal of publicity around the release of information and the necessity to share information with family and friends to facilitate recovery. The rules are expected to change in the future to allow more sharing of information so that proper care can be provided.

HIPAA Audit and Enforcement Update - Using Lessons Learned to Prepare for Reviews

Background: HIPAA Enforcement has seen a big increase in settlements and fines, with an expanding focus that now emphasizes the protection of individual rights and providing the security necessary to protect information from breaches.  The random HIPAA Compliance Audit program has been put on hold, but we are still learning lesson

HIPAA by Jim Sheldon-Dean- Pack of 5 Webinars

Key Points: HIPAA Issues with Texting and Mobile Devices in Healthcare- Meeting Privacy and Security Rule Requirements HIPAA Audit and Enforcement Update- Latest Decisions and What To Expect in 2019 HIPAA vs. SAMHSA 42 CFR Part 2- Managing Disclosures of Substance Use Disorder Information HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes and Guidanc

Texting and E-mail with Patients -- Meeting Patient Requests and Complying with HIPAA

Key Points: Learn what are the risks of using e-mail and texting, what can go wrong, and what can result when it does. Find out about HIPAA requirements for access and patient preferences, as well as the requirements to protect PHI. Find out about limitations on the use of messages and calls to cell phones under TCPA. Learn a

HIPAA and Business Associates — New Guidance, New Liabilities, and New Compliance Limits

Updates to the HIPAA regulations now being enforced contain numerous changes based, for the most part, on The HITECH Act passed in 2009.  Some of the most significant changes have to do with how Business Associates of HIPAA covered entities are treated under the regulations.  HIPAA Business Associates are now covered directly un

HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes and Guidance - What to Focus On and What’s New in 2019

Background: This session will focus on understanding what are the changes in rules and in the healthcare landscape that a HIPAA Privacy Officer faces today, and what they should focus on to ensure compliance avoid penalties.  While the rules have been in place for years now, their focus of has changed as technologies and practices

HIPAA vs. SAMHSA 42 CFR Part 2 -Managing Disclosures of Substance Use Disorder Information

Topic Background: With the current epidemic of opioid abuse, there has been a great deal of publicity around the release of information and the necessity to share information with family and friends to facilitate recovery.  The rules remain in place as-is, but are expected to change in the future.  HHS has issued guidance on

HIPAA Audit and Enforcement Update - Latest Decisions and What To Expect in 2019

Background: The random HIPAA Compliance Audit program had a year of trial audits in 2012.  The US Department of Health and Human Services reviewed the results of that work and performed a second round of audits, this time including HIPAA Business Associates, beginning in 2016 and concluding in 2017.  The law calls for a perma

HIPAA Issues with Texting and Mobile Devices in Healthcare — Meeting Privacy and Security Rule Requirements

  Key Points: HIPAA requirements Texting and mobile devices PHI protection Information security Communication security