Make your Electronic Health Records HIPAA Compliant

This training will cover HIPAA compliance requirements for Electronic Health Records (EHR) including Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use Attestation.

Why Should You Attend:

Healthcare providers are converting rapidly to the use of EHR following passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). HITECH also increased privacy, security, breach notification and enforcement requirements that are fully applicable to EHR. HIPAA Security Rule compliance is a Core Objective for EHR Stage 1 and 2 Meaningful Use Incentive Payments. Under HITECH healthcare providers are being audited for HIPAA compliance and those that have receive EHR Meaningful Use Incentive Payments are subject to a different audit. False attestation of Meaningful Use, including HIPAA Security Rule compliance, subjects a healthcare provider to prosecution under the Federal False Claims Act.

This presentation will cover EHR compliance required by the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• The HIPAA Security Rule
• Requirements of EHR HIPAA Security Risk Analysis
• Stage 1 and 2 Meaningful Use HIPAA Security Rule Core Objectives
• EHR impact of Proposed change to HIPAA Privacy Rule including Accounting for Disclosures
• Business Associate Responsibilities and Contracts

Who Will Benefit:

This webinar will provide valuable assistance to all healthcare providers using or converting to Electronic Health Records. The individuals who will benefit include:

• Healthcare Privacy and Security Officials
• Healthcare IT/EHR Coordinators
• Small Healthcare Practice Managers
• CEOs, IT managers and Privacy and Security Officials of Healthcare Business Associates
• Health Insurance Providers
• Healthcare management Companies
• Documentation Professionals
• Compliance Professionals