Overview:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has implemented significant changes to HHS, with more expected. Substantial modifications to the HIPAA Security Rule created during the previous administration are pending, and Secretary Kennedy is responsible for their final form. In June 2025, a federal court order declared the 2024 HIPAA privacy safeguards for reproductive health information unlawful and halted their nationwide enforcement.

Nevertheless, HIPAA-regulated entities are required to comply fully with the HIPAA Rules. They remain subject to enforcement by government regulators and face a growing number of class-action lawsuits by private plaintiffs, who claim harm because HIPAA-regulated entities have failed to protect the privacy and security of their protected health information.

This webinar reviews the current state of the HIPAA Rules, including the invalidation of reproductive health privacy safeguards, pending modifications to the Security Rule, the Secretary's involvement, and state and private HIPAA enforcers that are not under federal control. It concludes with a reason-based HIPAA compliance strategy for HIPAA-regulated entities to protect their organizations now and in the future.

Why should you Attend:
This webinar will help you understand how to comply with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, as well as the compliance strategies to safeguard your organization in 2025 and beyond.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
  • HIPAA Overview - HIPAA and The HIPAA Rules
  • 2024 Reproductive Health Care Privacy Ended - 2025
  • Pending Security Rule Modifications - 2025
• Secretary Kennedy, HHS and HIPAA
• Other HIPAA and Health Information Law Enforcers
  • State Attorneys General
  • Private Plaintiffs
  • Best Practices for HIPAA Compliance Now

• HIPAA-Regulated Entities
• Health Care Providers
  • Health Care Providers of all types and sizes
  • Hospitals
  • Health Care Practices of all types and sizes
  • Urgent Care Clinics
  • Behavioral Therapists
• Health Plans
  • Group Health Plan Administrators
  • Third Party Group Health Plan Administrators
  • Health Plan Administrators
• Business Associates
  • Practice Management Companies
  • Medical Record storage and retrieval vendors
  • Coding, billing and payment vendors
  • Health Care Compliance Consultants
  • Information Technology vendors
  • Law Firms
• Personnel
  • Executive Management
  • Compliance Committee
  • Practice Managers
  • Chief Compliance Officer
  • HIPAA Compliance Officials - Privacy and Security
  • HIPAA-Regulated Entity Owners and Senior Management
  • Attorneys for HIPAA-Regulated Entities - In-house and Outside Counsel