2019 - The Roles and Responsibilities of a HIPAA Security/Privacy Officer

Overview
Discussions, presentation, and webinars regarding HIPAA regulations are usually addressed from the perspective of what the regulations entail, the necessity of compliance with the regulations, and the consequences of willful neglect or non-compliance.
This presentation addresses HIPAA regulations from a different perspective - from a personal perspective - from the perspective of the person in charge of moving an organization or facility out of "willful neglect" of HIPAA, and toward full compliance with these complex government regulations.
The by-product of this presentation will be both an understanding of, and a detailed job description for, a position mandated in the regulations - the HIPAA Security/Privacy Officer.
Why should you attend this webinar?
The HIPAA regulations are numerous, complicated, often vague, and affect every person working in a healthcare facility. Compliance with HIPAA will require a unique individual to lead the charge - an individual whose education, background, experience, and demonstrated skill sets offer the opportunity for that person to succeed in achieving the goals of that position.
This is a new position for most healthcare facilities. So the objective of this presentation is for the audience to understand:
Who this person should be
What is required of the person with this job title
With whom this person will interface
Understanding these things is vital to every healthcare organization with the goal of having the right person in this position so that full compliance with HIPAA can be achieved.
Areas Covered in the Session:
This presentation dives deep into the three (3) key things on which the HIPAA Security/Privacy Officer must focus.
Position goals
Position requirements (education, experience, skill sets, etc.)
Position responsibilities
Stay abreast of regulations
Initiate compliance with HIPAA (according to regulations)
Ensure continuous progress toward full compliance
Develop appropriate security/privacy policies & procedures
Oversee and deliver appropriate training programs to all employees
Track compliance with HIPAA regulations at the facility & individual levels
Track access to PHI
Investigate and resolve HIPAA violations
Apply sanctions to HIPAA violators
Manage any information security personnel
Prepare a department budget
Hold Business Associates accountable for their own compliance with HIPAA and the list goes on...
Who can Benefit:
Specifically, this presentation will be of value to the following:
Someone interested in becoming a HIPAA Security/Privacy Officer
Someone who will make the decision for hiring a person for this position
Practice/Hospital Administrators
MD's and healthcare professionals
IT professionals
Facility managers
Business Associates of healthcare facilities
Attorneys
Any person who deals directly or indirectly with protected health information (PHI or e-PHI)
Speaker Profile:
Howard Jones is a keynote speaker at HIPAA Ijona, Inc. He has been an independent consultant to physicians and hospitals since 1980. He has provided services related to practice management and regulatory compliance issues, selection of billing/EMR systems, and the design of EMR templates for practices and EMR vendors. He has focused on providing services related to healthcare regulations since 1992. He is the author of a 1992 manual called the Physicians' Medicare Coding/Documentation Guide.
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Contact Info:
HIPAA Ijona
Email: support-AT-hipaaijona.us
Visit: https://www.hipaaijona.us/
Phone: +1 302-828-0033