New HIPAA Rules - Meeting Requirements for New Patient Rights and New Restrictions on Disclosures 2017

Topics

• How the new regulations change the way individuals have access to their records, and how much they can find out about who has accessed their records
• The new regulations will be reviewed and their effects on usual practices will be discussed, as well as what policies need to be changed and how
• The new requirements for disclosers of health information to apply "minimum necessary" standards
• How individuals can now request certain restrictions on disclosures that you must honour
• The features that must be available in EHR systems and the questions to ask system vendors will be described. The processes for responding to requests for copies of electronic records and accountings of disclosures will be related to the regulations that require them
• How new limitations on marketing and fund-raising may change how entities can reach out to individuals
• All about how new audit and penalty requirements increase the need to make sure you are in compliance before HHS OCR knocks on the door
• The role of business associates will be discussed, and the extension of some new requirements out to them by way of their use of Designated Record Set data will be explored, including potential necessary changes to business associate agreements
• What policies and evidence you need to produce if you are audited by the HHS Office of Civil Rights. Now that there is a legislative mandate to audit compliance, and a random audit plan under way, you need to be prepared to respond to audit requests

Who should Attend

Attendees with job titles such as:

• CEO
• Compliance Director
• Privacy Officer
• CFO
• Information Systems Manager
• Security Officer
• Chief Information Officer
• HIPAA Officer
• Healthcare Counsel/lawyer
• Health Information Manager
• Office Manager