Key Factors to Write HIPAA Compliance Policies 2016
15 Sep 2016
Webinar
Description
Topics
Learn which policies are required and which are addressable
Learn how to decide which policies to write and adopt, using gap analysis and risk analysis
Ask questions. Learn why you need to nail down the answers to at least 12 questions before you try to write a policy and how to do so
Learn about other policies that your organization may need that are not mentioned in the HIPAA regulations but that organizations have nonetheless been fined for not having
Collect samples. Learn what samples to collect and from whom
Solicit help. Learn whom to solicit help from both within and outside your organization and when and why and how
Organization. Learn how to draft a clear beginning, a clear middle, and a clear end
Substance. Learn what substance means and how to achieve it
Style. Learn how to write for your target audience as simply and clearly as possible
Coherence. Learn how to connect your ideas so that readers will not have to wonder where something came from or why
Review. Learn whom to contact to review your drafts
Correctness. Learn how to get rid of the static in your writing
Implement. Learn how to lay out a plan for implementation of the policy, including publishing, distribution, implementing (and perhaps even training the workforce on the policy), and schedule for annual review and revision, if necessary
Incorporate. Learn how to resolve disputes and incorporate changes
