An excellent refresher on the key features of HIPAA along with the privacy and data security regulations.
HIPAA, a national medical privacy law that is over two decades old was a law that was way ahead of its time. HIPAA’s generous scope laid an important foundation for efforts to advance health-related information technology in a secure manner that respects individuals’ rights to control the use and disclosure of their protected health information. Now as we find ourselves amid an international infectious disease pandemic, it is important to know and understand the robust features of HIPAA’s privacy and security provisions to apply them not only in a health care setting but potentially in employment settings as well. Because HIPAA is a law that is intended to be technology-neutral, understanding how to scale it to fit unique facts and circumstances is essential. This information will give you the tools to do that. You are encouraged to submit questions in advance, and they can be answered live during the webinar.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to explore the historical context of HIPAA as a groundbreaking national medical privacy law.
- You will be able to understand how HIPAA’s broad scope laid a crucial foundation for advancing health-related information technology.
- You will be able to recognize the relevance of HIPAA’s privacy and security provisions in the context of an international infectious disease pandemic.
- You will be able to gain practical insights into applying HIPAA’s privacy and security provisions in real-world scenarios.
Agenda
Revisit the Key Objectives and Features of HIPAA Privacy and Security to Understand How They Accomplish the Following:
- Allow Individuals to Control the Use and Disclosure of Their Health Information
- Allow Organizations to Establish Clear Approaches to Using and Disclosing Health Information
- Organize and Manage Relationships With Vendors, Contractors and Subcontractors (Known as Business Associates Under HIPAA)
- Map out What May Constitute a Security Incident and When It Is Considered a Reportable Data Security Breach
- Establish Administrative, Physical and Technical Controls to Safeguard Protected Health Information
Speakers
Leslie Bender, CIPP/US, CCCO, CCCA, IFCCE,
BCA Financial Services- Chief strategy officer and general counsel for BCA Financial Services, Inc., a Miami, Florida headquartered revenue cycle management company
- An articulate corporate executive with more than 30 years of experience handling compliance, regulatory, transactional and legal matters for hospitals and financial services companies
- Recognized as a national expert on HIPAA and other information privacy and security laws, she was one of the first privacy officers internationally accredited as a Certified Information Privacy Professional
- In addition to being an attorney and government/regulatory relations specialist, she is an experienced mediator
- Frequent motivational speaker and compliance educator and has been honored for her contributions to the consumer financial and health care industries by several credit, collections, health care and banking associations as well as the U.S. Small Business Administration
- J.D. degree, University of Notre Dame; undergraduate degree, Northwestern University
Who Should Attend
This live webinar is designed for medical records directors, health information managers, compliance officers, billing managers, administrators, physicians, nurses, and other medical facility staff.
