HIPAA Privacy Policies and Procedures Prepare for Updates and New

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Live Webinar HIPAA Privacy Policies and Procedures: Prepare for Updates and New Requirements
Date: Thursday, October 06, 2011   Duration: 90 Minutes Location: Online Time: 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT Instructor: Jim Sheldon-Dean Price: $195.00 (for one participant)
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Webinar Overview:
Learn how having good policies and procedures and good documentation can make compliance easier.
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If your office handles patient information, don’t miss this teleconference on compliance with the extensive requirements for policies and procedures in the HIPAA privacy regulation. The HIPAA Privacy Rule includes numerous requirements for policies and procedures around the use and disclosure of protected health information, including such areas as the release of information, privacy rights, and

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protection from unauthorized uses and disclosures. Proposed changes and expansions to HIPAA, going into effect in 2011, dramatically expand the types of entities to which the regulations directly apply, which means that more entities than ever need to adopt the proper HIPAA Privacy policies and procedures to be in compliance. HHS compliance audit activity and enforcement penalties are both increased, especially in instances of willful neglect of compliance, if, for instance, your organization hasn't adopted the complete suite of polcies and procedures needed for compliance.
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Areas Covered In the Seminar:
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The HIPAA Privacy Rule has been in place since 2003 and is now getting a major overhaul with a number of proposed amendments going into effect in 2011. HIPAA compliance has always required a full set of policies and procedures, but with the proposed changes, it will be time to revisit all your HIPAA Privacy policies and procedures to make sure you don't get in trouble in one of the new HIPAA compliance audits just getting under way. Have you reviewed your privacy policies recently to see if they're up to date? Has your staff been trained to know what policies apply and how to respond to patient inquiries? Do you know what policies will need to be changed to meet the upcoming HIPAA requirements going into effect in 2012? Now there are new, increased penalties for HIPAA violations and a new auditing process being developed so that HIPAA covered entities will be subject to reviews by the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights even if no one files a complaint.

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Find out what the requirements for policies and procedures are and why they're a good thing. Learn how having good policies and procedures and good documentation can make compliance easier. Learn what policies need to be in place to meet HIPAA requirements for use and disclosure of protected health information, including everything from identifying the Privacy Officer to handling requests for corrections in records. Learn how to use your policies and procedures, and the documentation of use of your policies and procedures, to satisfy audit requirements and avoid penalties. Hear how the Privacy Rule is changing, and how the changes will need to be reflected in your policies. Find out how training is an essential part of policies and procedures new and old, for longtime employees as well as new staff. Learn what the significant penalties are for noncompliance with policy and procedure requirements. Find out what are the first steps to take in developing your policies and procedures for HIPAA Privacy Rule compliance.

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If you haven’t done what’s required under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, you could be liable for willful neglect penalties that begin at $10,000 minimum and go up from there. You need the proper privacy protections for health information, and the necessary documented policies and procedures, as well as documentation of any actions taken pursuant to your policies and

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Compliance director CEO CFO Privacy Officer Security Officer Information Systems Manager HIPAA Officer Chief Information Officer Health Information Manager Healthcare Counsel/lawyer Office Manager Contracts Manager

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procedures. And the changes to HIPAA going into effect in 2012 will have a fundamental effect on how patients interact with their health information and how it is used. Your policies and procedures will probably need major revisions to maintain compliance in areas such as individual access of records, restrictions on disclosures, and accounting of disclosures. And, of course, you will need to train your staff in all the new policies and procedures.

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Instructor Profile
Jim Sheldon-Dean is the founder and director of compliance services at Lewis Creek

  Jim Sheldon-Dean
Director of

Systems, LLC, a Vermont-based consulting firm founded in 1982, providing information privacy and security regulatory compliance services to health care firms and businesses throughout the Northeast and nationally. Sheldon-Dean’s firm provides a

  Compliance Services,

variety of advisory, training, assessment, policy development, project management and mitigation services for a number of health care providers, businesses, universities, Lewis Creek Systems, small and large hospitals, urban and rural mental health and social service agencies, LLC health insurance plans and health care business associates. He serves on the HIMSS Information Systems Security Workgroup, the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange Privacy and Security Workgroup, and co-chairs the WEDI HIPAA Updates sub-workgroup. more... TOP

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