Overview:

Being in compliance with HIPAA involves not only ensuring you provide the appropriate patient rights and controls on your uses and disclosures of protected health information, but you also have the proper policies and procedures in place. If audited or the subject of a compliance review you will be required to show the government you have all the necessary documentation in place for safeguarding patient Protected Health Information and indicate how you addressed all required security safeguards. This starts with the fundamentals of a HIPAA compliance program.

If your healthcare practice or office manager needs to understand what all the HIPAA requirements are or make sure the current program is adequate and can withstand government scrutiny, please join us for this informative and interactive course.

Why should you Attend: The practice or office manager is the backbone of any healthcare office. Besides being responsible for many of the daily operations within an office, the practice manager is often tasked with managing the HIPAA compliance program. Knowing what is required is critically important.

Attendees will leave the course clearly understanding of all the requirements for a comprehensive HIPAA compliance program and to make sure the practice has the proper policies and procedures in place. After completing this course, a practice or office manager will have a clear understanding for what needs to be place when it comes to all of the HIPAA regulations.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• Why was HIPAA created?
• Who Must Comply with HIPAA Requirements?
• What are the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules?
• The Role of the HIPAA Security and Privacy Official
• What is a HIPAA Compliance Program?
• What is a HIPAA Risk Management Plan?
• What is meant by “Required” and “Addressable” Implementation Specifications?
• What are Administrative, Technical, and Physical Safeguards Requirements?
• What is a HIPAA Risk Assessment?
• What are HIPAA training requirements?
• What is a HIPAA data breach and what happens if it occurs?
• What are the penalties and fines for non-compliance and how to avoid them?
• Helping a Practice Manager create a culture of compliance
• Questions
  

• Compliance Officer
• HIPAA Privacy Officer
• HIPAA Security Officer
• Medical/Dental Office Managers
• Practice Managers
• Practice Owners
• Information Systems Manager
• Chief Information Officer
• General Counsel/lawyer
• Practice Management Consultants