Description:

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.

Why should You Attend?

• 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.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• Updates for 2017
• New Trump Administration and HIPAA
• Fines
• Audit process
• New patient legal remedies
• Portable devices
• Ransomware
• Emailing and texting
• Business associates and the increased burden
• Breach notification
• Paperwork that needs to be updated
• Risk factors for being sued or audited

Who will benefit:

• 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