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HIPAA and Health IT – What You Need to Know as a Business Associate

Date | Jul 18, 2018 |
Time | 03:00 PM EDT |
Cost | $10199.2 |
Online
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This training program will highlight the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules and analyze the consequences of being a business associate. It will also examine what a HIPAA compliance program and a HIPAA risk management plan entail.
As defined by the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a business associate can be any organization or person working in association with or providing services to a covered entity that handles or discloses Protected Health Information (PHI) or Personal Health Records (PHR). With certain exceptions, a person or entity that creates, receives, maintains, or transmits PHI for a function or activity regulated by the HIPAA Privacy Rule for a covered entity is a business associate.
Areas Covered in the Session :
Who Will Benefit:
As defined by the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a business associate can be any organization or person working in association with or providing services to a covered entity that handles or discloses Protected Health Information (PHI) or Personal Health Records (PHR). With certain exceptions, a person or entity that creates, receives, maintains, or transmits PHI for a function or activity regulated by the HIPAA Privacy Rule for a covered entity is a business associate.
Areas Covered in the Session :
- Why was HIPAA Created?
- Who Must Comply With HIPAA Requirements?
- What are the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules?
- What are the Consequences of Being a Business Associate?
- What is a HIPAA Compliance Program?
- What is a HIPAA Risk Management Plan?
- What is a HIPAA Risk Assessment?
- What is the Role of the HIPAA Security Official?
- 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?
- Case Examples of HIPAA Data Breaches
- Creating a Culture of Compliance
Who Will Benefit:
- HIPAA Privacy Officer
- HIPAA Security Officer
- Health Information Technology Vendors and Staff
- Vendor of Personal Health Records
- Information Systems Manager
- Chief Information Officer
- General Counsel/lawyer
- Office Manager
- Third party administrators that assist health plans with claims processing
- CPA firms whose accounting services to a healthcare provider involve access to protected health information
- Pharmacy benefits managers that manages a health plan’s pharmacist network
- Consultants that perform utilization reviews for hospitals
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