Overview
There has been a trend
towards higher settlements payments. There were 7 recent settlements
over $1 million including $5.5 million, $3.9 million, and $2.75 million
and 12 overall resolutions settlements. In 2017, there was continued
HIPAA enforcement with a number of new settlements announced and the
trend continues in 2018.
Roger Severino, the Director of OCR, has said "enforcement is a key aspect of HIPAA" and organizations must embrace a "new posture of preventive security."
If your organization experiences a HIPAA breach, OCR will be conducting an investigation and requesting compliance policies and procedures, risk assessment reports and training records. Find out how to prepare. The presenter for this webinar has worked with organizations under investigation by OCR.
Attendees will leave the webinar clearly understanding of all the requirements that must be in place for HIPAA and how to demonstrate compliance if investigated.
Roger Severino, the Director of OCR, has said "enforcement is a key aspect of HIPAA" and organizations must embrace a "new posture of preventive security."
If your organization experiences a HIPAA breach, OCR will be conducting an investigation and requesting compliance policies and procedures, risk assessment reports and training records. Find out how to prepare. The presenter for this webinar has worked with organizations under investigation by OCR.
Attendees will leave the webinar clearly understanding of all the requirements that must be in place for HIPAA and how to demonstrate compliance if investigated.
Why should you attend this webinar?
If your organization is
the subject of an OCR breach investigation, you will be required to
respond to a data request letter providing details about how the breach
was caused, HIPAA training provided to the workforce, documentation for
safeguarding patient Protected Health Information, and indicate how you
addressed all required security safeguards. This starts with the
understanding the fundamentals of a HIPAA and how you will be required
to demonstrate your organization's compliance program.
This webinar will look at each step in the breach investigation process. This includes defining what a breach is, the penalty possibilities, and responding to the OCR Data Request Letter.
If your healthcare practice, business, or organization needs to understand how to be prepared for to deal with a breach and make sure your current safeguards are adequate and can withstand a government investigation, please join us for this informative and interactive course.
This webinar will look at each step in the breach investigation process. This includes defining what a breach is, the penalty possibilities, and responding to the OCR Data Request Letter.
If your healthcare practice, business, or organization needs to understand how to be prepared for to deal with a breach and make sure your current safeguards are adequate and can withstand a government investigation, please join us for this informative and interactive course.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Defining HIPAA, HITECH and the Omnibus Rule
- What is a HIPAA Data Breach?
- How to Prepare for a Breach Investigation
- HIPAA Enforcement - Case Examples
- Understanding HIPAA penalties and settlements
- Understanding the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules
- Understanding what a HIPAA Compliance Program is
- How to Demonstrate Compliance
- What HIPAA Policies and Procedures need to be in place
- Q&A
Who can Benefit:
- Physician Owners
- HIPAA Privacy Officer
- HIPAA Security Officer
- Practice Managers
- Information Systems Manager
- Chief Information Officer
- General Counsel/lawyer
- Office Manager
- Medical Billing Companies
- Any Business Associates that accesses protected health information
- Practice Management Consultants
- IT Companies that support Medical/Dental practices or other healthcare organizations
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