Healthcare Training 2021 - Avoid Costly HIPAA Medical Record Access Violation

Overview:
HIPAA compliance is one of the most cited and least understood laws in the typical medical practice.
Although HIPAA has been in place for decades, it has changed rapidly in the last ten years due to the rapid proliferation of technology in medicine.
In addition to these progressive changes, the law itself underwent a major overhaul in 2013 resulting in any practice that has not updated their HIPAA materials since that time being out of compliance.
Government right-to-access enforcement is increasing. In fact, it is now easier than ever for your patients to file a HIPAA access compliant online - they simply have to click a button.
And considering that about a third of HIPAA complaints involve right-of-access issues, you can’t afford not to attend this training. This session is essential for everyone at your practice who handles the disclosure of patient information.
Areas Covered in the Session: Here is a sample of the no-nonsense right-to-access compliance strategies you'll receive by attending this upcoming online training:
Reveal how to determine whether State or Federal right-to-access laws apply
Decipher what “timely” release of patient information to stop complaints in their tracks
Ease patient frustrations when records are legitimately delayed
Determine when and how much you can charge for patient record duplication requests
Identify your obligations regarding record formats when patients ask for access
Clinch acceptable records access handling for delayed COVID-19 test results
Documentation advice to audit-proof your actions and overcome violation allegations
Provide a medical record summary that meets patient's needs and protects your practice
Lock down patient communication musts that keep you out of hot water
Respond to investigations with specific steps to stop financial damage
Pin down when you really can implement “information blocking” guidelines
Enact protocols for staff to adhere to parents access rights for minors
Verify when you really can, and should, deny a patient access to their records
Establish clear staff guidelines when personal representatives request patient records
Implement documentation standards regarding patient access dates
And so much more
Like most providers, you probably associate HIPAA violations exclusively with a lost laptop, or leaving patient information in plain view, it is so much more than that. You must also take action to ensure that you provide patients with access to their medical records based on the right-to-access” laws. It is essential that you implement compliance standards to adhere to these laws immediately.
Who Will Benefit:
Physicians
PAs/APNs
Practice Managers
Health Care Providers
Pharmaceutical Representatives
Billing & Coding Professionals
Financial Managers/Advisors
Compliance Officers
Gina L Campanella - WebinarHealthSpeaker Profile
Ms. Gina L Campanella focuses her practice on business law, healthcare regulatory and transactional matters, and residential and commercial real estate. Ms. Campanella has assisted clients with transactional services and regulatory compliance consulting, as well as general counsel services to small and large businesses, medical practices, professional societies and real estate clients alike.
Clients seek her expertise when reviewing employment agreements, commercial leases, formation of new businesses and medical practices, separation from and sale of businesses and medical practices, business structuring, commercial and residential real estate transactions, and surgical center licensing and registration, including preparation for Department of Health, AAAHC and AAAASF surveys of licensed and Medicare deemed facilities, as well as preparation and implementation of resulting plans of correction.
Ms. Campanella is a nationally respected regulatory compliance specialist who dedicates herself to educating professionals nationwide on issues of business transactions and regulatory compliance.
Ms. Campanella graduated Magna Cum Laude from Seton Hall University with a Masters in Healthcare Administration in 2012 and earned her Juris Doctor from Seton Hall Law in 2005. In 2002, she graduated with Honors from Union College with a Bachelor of Arts in History. She is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (New Jersey Chapter), the American Health Lawyers Association, and the New York City Bar Association.
Ms. Campanella has been admitted to practice law in New Jersey and United States District Court for the District of New Jersey since 2006, the District of Columbia since 2013, New York since 2013, Pennsylvania since 2017 and Vermont since 2018.
Ms. Campanella was recognized by New Jersey Super LawyersTM as a Rising Star in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, a “Best of Bergen” attorney by Bergen Magazine in 2017, 2018 & 2019, an “Awesome Attorney” by South Jersey Magazine in 2019, and is recognized by AVVO as a Clients’ Choice Attorney in 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019 with an AVVO rating of “10 out of 10”.* Her additional certifications include earning the status of Certified HIPAA Administrator from the HIPAA Academy and she is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Ms. Campanella is also an Adjunct Professor at the Seton Hall University School of Health and Medical Sciences.