Description

This 90-minute webinar will address how practice/business managers (or compliance officers) need to get their HIPAA house in order as HIPAA HITECH is going through some major changes.

I will go step by step through the current regulation (as it stands today) and compare that with what the new requirements will be.

We will also be discussing current breaches, most common breaches, telemedicine, texting, emailing, the 21st Century Cures Act (Information Blocking), and the OCR audit process.   

There are an enormous number of issues and risks for covered entities and business associates these days – we will speak to the most common violations and fines, and how to best avoid fines and headaches.

I will speak on specific experiences from over 23 years of experience 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.

Areas Covered:-

• Updates for 2026 and beyond (HIPAA HITECH NPRMs)
• Current regulation
• New Definition of Protected Health Information
• Real-life audits and litigated cases
• Business associates and the increased burden
• Breach notification
• Risk factors

Why Should You Attend?

There are a lot of changes right around the corner with the Federal HIPAA HITECH Security Rule (regulations relating to the security of electronic protected health information).   These changes are due to the unprecedented level of breaches occurring within the healthcare sector.

Are you prepared for the major changes with the new Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM’s) for the HIPAA Security Rule for 2026?

More breaches of protected data have occurred since 2022 (to the current date) than the entire history of this regulation combined times 10 – the government is taking major actions to strengthen this regulation.

Join me in this 90-minute webinar to explore what’s changing with HIPAA HITECH  Security Rule as it’s compared to the current regulation.

This once rarely enforced law has changed, and you need to know what’s going on!

Protect your practice or business!

What about the major increase in cyber attacks and OCR’s audit program?

State laws are now in place, increasing liability for patient remedies!

We will be discussing 2026 changes taking place in Washington with the Health and Human Services regarding the bipartisan-backed enforcement and updates of the HIPAA Security Rule laws.

Who Should Attend?

• Practice managers
• Any business associates who work with medical practices or hospitals (i.e., billing companies, transcription companies, IT companies, answering services, home health, coders, attorneys, etc.)
• MD’s and other medical professionals.