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OCR HIPAA Audit Results & Lessons - A Compliance Wake-up Call


Overview
The results of the HHS/OCR Phase 2 HIPAA Compliance Audits found a widespread, totally unnecessary crisis in HIPAA compliance. The audit covered only 7 of the 180 HIPAA Audit topics (protocols). All audit inquiries and required supporting documentation were published well in advance of the audit. Covered Entities knew they among a carefully chosen small representative group from which auditees would be selected and had completed OCR pre-audit informational questionnaires. Two of the 7 audit topics, Risk Analysis and Risk Management are fundamental to HIPAA compliance. Nevertheless, 94% of Covered Entities and 88% of Business Associates failed the Risk Management audit and 86% of Covered Entities and 80% of Business Associates failed the Risk Analysis audit. More than half of the Covered Entities failed 3 of the other audit topics. Business Associates were audited on only three topics; the third was Breach Notification to Covered Entities. 67% of the small group of Business Associates failed that audit.
Why should you attend this webinar?
These audit results, the increasing number of privacy complaints to OCR, breaches of unsecured Protected health information and rampant medical identity theft signal a national crisis. But the HIPAA Rules are easy to follow, step-by-step when you know the steps -- and they are a blueprint to protect Covered Entities, Business Associates and patients.
Attend this webinar to see the shocking HIPAA audit results presented graphically and the step-by-step procedures to comply fully with the HIPAA Rules.
Areas Covered in the Session:
This webinar for HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates will cover:
  1. The results of the OCR Phase 2 HIPAA Compliance Audits.
  2. The simple steps to comply with HIPAA and pass each audit topic. 
  3. A discussion of likely reasons why audit performance was unacceptably bad. 
  4. The process that enables you to comply with the HIPAA Rules step-by-step.
Who can Benefit:
Target Audience:
  • Health Care Providers - Hospitals, Multi-Specialty Medical Groups, Dentists, Optometrists, Chiropractors, Physical Therapists, Long Term Care Facilities, Podiatrists.
  • Health Plans including Employer Sponsored Health Plans.
  • Third Party Administrators.
  • All Business Associates of Health Care Providers and Health Plans
Target Job Titles:
  • C-Suite Executives
  • HIPAA Compliance Official
  • HIPAA Privacy Officer
  • HIPAA Security Officer
  • Information Technology Supervisor
  • Practice Manager
  • Risk Manager
  • Dentist
  • Optometrist
  • Chiropractor
  • Physical Therapist
  • Podiatrist

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