Why Should You Attend:
The HIPAA Security Rule is the one of the major regulatory requirements for compliance. Being in compliance with the Security Rule involves not only ensuring you have the appropriate safeguards in place, but you also have the proper policies and procedures in place including workforce training requirements. If audited or the subject of a compliance review you will be required to show the government you have all the necessary policy and procedure documentation in place to address all the required safeguards.
Attendees will leave the course clearly understanding of all the requirements that must be in place for the HIPAA Security Rule and how to demonstrate compliance with all the required and addressable safeguards. After completing this course, a Covered Entity or Business Associate will be able to know what needs to be place when it comes to all of the HIPAA regulations.
Areas Covered in the Webinar:
Why was HIPAA created?
What are the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules?
What is a HIPAA Risk Management Plan?
What is meant by “Required” and “Addressable” Implementation Specifications?
What are Administrative, Technical, and Physical Safeguards Requirements?
What are HIPAA training requirements?
Why must a HIPAA Risk Assessment be conducted?
How to demonstrate compliance
What is a HIPAA data breach and what happens if it occurs?
What are the penalties and fines for non-compliance and how to avoid them?
Creating a Culture of Compliance
Q&A
The HIPAA Security Rule is the one of the major regulatory requirements for compliance. Being in compliance with the Security Rule involves not only ensuring you have the appropriate safeguards in place, but you also have the proper policies and procedures in place including workforce training requirements. If audited or the subject of a compliance review you will be required to show the government you have all the necessary policy and procedure documentation in place to address all the required safeguards.
Attendees will leave the course clearly understanding of all the requirements that must be in place for the HIPAA Security Rule and how to demonstrate compliance with all the required and addressable safeguards. After completing this course, a Covered Entity or Business Associate will be able to know what needs to be place when it comes to all of the HIPAA regulations.
Areas Covered in the Webinar:
Why was HIPAA created?
What are the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules?
What is a HIPAA Risk Management Plan?
What is meant by “Required” and “Addressable” Implementation Specifications?
What are Administrative, Technical, and Physical Safeguards Requirements?
What are HIPAA training requirements?
Why must a HIPAA Risk Assessment be conducted?
How to demonstrate compliance
What is a HIPAA data breach and what happens if it occurs?
What are the penalties and fines for non-compliance and how to avoid them?
Creating a Culture of Compliance
Q&A
Speakers
Jay Hodes is a leading expert in HIPAA compliance and President of Colington Consulting. His company provides HIPAA consulting services for healthcare providers and business associates. Mr. Hodes has over 30 years of combined experience in risk assessments, site security evaluation, regulatory compliance, policy and procedures assessments, and Federal law enforcement management. He is the former Assistant Inspector General for Investigations at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.Mr. Hodes has been the keynote speaker and provided presentations regarding HIPAA compliance and patient privacy to many professional healthcare organizations. He has published over 40 educational articles regarding HIPAA compliance, been featured in Part B News articles, the Report on Patient Privacy, provided a guest post in the Electronic Health Reporter, interviewed and provided comments to Hospital Access Management regarding HIPAA privacy issues resulting from the Orlando mass shooting incident, and interviewed twice by Renal & Urology News and the Virtru.com blog regarding HIPAA requirements and safeguards.
Mr. Hodes is a member of member of the American Institute of Healthcare Compliance, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, American Society for Industrial Security, Metro Collaborative, the Practice Management Association of Northern Virginia, the Health Technology Forum: DC, Association of Elderservice Professionals (VA) and the Loudoun Seniors Interest Network.
Mr. Hodes is certified by the New Jersey Board of Dentistry and the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners to provide continuing education classes in HIPAA compliance. In his free time, Mr. Hodes is a volunteer for Lab Rescue of the Labrador Retriever Club of the Potomac and the non-profit organization, Outer Banks Sporting Events.
