2020 - HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance-Understanding New Rules and Responsibilities of Privacy Officer

This Seminar is designed for the HIPAA expert and HIPAA newbie alike who wishes to stay up with changes to HIPAA and related regulations in personal information privacy and security, as well as understand the regulatory issues most frequently encountered in day-to-day operation of health care entities. Objectives include learning related to a variety of topics, including:
Understanding the variety of forms entities can take under HIPAA and how they relate to one another
Learning about patient rights, such as access and amendment of information, and how such rights are protected and enforced under HIPAA
How uses and disclosures may take place in a wide variety of circumstances, including such hot topics as sharing information with the family and friends of a patient
Current enforcement and audit activity
Changes to Substance Use Disorder records confidentiality under 42 CFR Part 2
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Ensuring individuals have adequate access of their information under the rules.
The place of Information Security and incident management under the HIPAA Security and Breach Notification Rules
Processes to be used in managing security, mitigating risks, and handling incidents
Proper methods of documentation and training to ensure compliance and help avoid penalties, including the use of internal audits
and drills to improve compliance continuously and be prepared for incidents and enforcement investigations