Mastering the HIPAA Privacy 2014 - 2-day In-person seminar on Mastering the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules: Coping with Rule Changes, Managing Incidents, Preparing for Audits, and Avoiding Penaltie at Philadelphia, PA

Course Outline:
Day 1 ? Agenda
Day one sets the stage with an overview of the HIPAA regulations and then continues with presentation of the specifics of the Privacy Rule, recent changes to the rules, and the basics of the Security Rule.
Lecture 1: Overview of HIPAA Regulations
Lecture 2: HIPAA Privacy Rule Principles, Policies and Procedures
Lecture 3: Recent and Proposed Changes to the HIPAA Rules
Lecture 4: HIPAA Security Rule Principles
Day 2 ? Agenda
Day two begins with a detailed examination of HIPAA Security Rule requirements and what must be done to survive audits by the US Department of Health and Human Services, including an examination of how risk analysis can be used to drive compliance by the systematic examination of information flows and mitigation of risks discovered, and an exploration of the official HHS HIPAA Audit Protocol, including how to use the protocol to help manage your compliance work and its documentation. Finally, the day concludes with a session on the essential activities of documenting policies, procedures, and activities, training staff and managers in the issues and policies they need to know about, and examining compliance readiness through drills and self-audits.
Lecture 5: HIPAA Security Policies and Procedures and Audits
Lecture 6: Risk Analysis for Security and Meaningful Use
Lecture 7: Risk Mitigation and Compliance Remediation
Lecture 8: Documentation, Training, Drills and Self-Audits