This lesson will be addressing how practice/business managers (or compliance offers) need to get their HIPAA house in order as HIPAA is now fully enforced and the government is not using kid gloves any more.
It will also address major changes under the Omnibus Rule and any other applicable updates for 2017 and beyond and what the impact of the Trump administration will bring.
There are an enormous amount of issues and risks for covered entities and business associates these days.
I will speak on specific experiences from over 17 years of experience in working as an outsourced compliance auditor, expert witness on multiple HIPAA cases, and thoroughly explain how patients are now able to get cash remedies for wrongful disclosures of private health information.
More importantly I will show you how to limit those risks by simply taking proactive steps and utilizing best practices. Read More .....
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was passed in 1996 to safeguard patients’ health information and to ensure that none of their medical history would become public knowledge. There was no accounting for today’s modern avenues of sharing information; even unintentionally violating HIPAA can result in steep fines, lawsuits, and penalties.With over 17 years of experience working as a HIPPA compliance auditor as well as being an expert witness on multiple HIPPA cases, I have a unique understanding of how HIPPA affects and relates to business technology, particularly portable devices. Read More ....
HIPAA Security Rules are up for major changes and updates in 2017. Audits are due soon and every practice and business manager has to make sure their HIPAA house is in top order and following the new rules before the auditing teams arrive.The rule changes will affect risk factors related to IT, meaning the following modes of communication will be under scrutiny: texting, email, encryption, medical messaging and voice data. Read More ....
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