HIPAA Upcoming Changes

Overview:

We will be discussing the history and evolution of HIPAA Privacy/Security and the major points you need to understand to proactively protect your practice or business from the imminent federal auditing process:

Specific areas covered will be:

HIPAA now has teeth and funding - a background
Be proactive NOT reactive - importance of this based on real life experiences
What is involved in a HIPAA audit - from real life events
Patients suing under HIPAA - new changes
Risk factors to avoid being sued by patients
What can you do to limit risks of an audit
What to do if you receive a letter from the OCR
Is your IT adequate - why this is so important and can cost your astronomically if not implemented properly
Meaningful Use and HIPAA
Psych and HIPAA
HIPAA and translators
Business Associates and their responsibilities
Business Associates and the need to provide proper assurance to any future and current clients of their compliance levels
How to conduct a risk assessment and write policies

Why should you attend?

I have conducted over 400 risk assessments for business associates and covered entities alike as well as worked directly with the Federal government in terms of auditing.

This seminar will go into great detail about what is going on in the HIPAA Security/ Privacy world. I will discuss why the government is all of a sudden going full bore in demanding compliance. You will learn risk factors to avoid, best practices you should be doing, and how to be proactive in your efforts.

In addition we are going to be discussing the methods in which patients can now sue under HIPAA and the steps they may be taking for civil remedy. On top of that what your practice or business needs to do so you can avoid the situation all together.

I will explain what is involved in a HIPAA audit, how it is done, why it is being done, risk factors, how to avoid an audit altogether, and what to expect if audited (from real life experience).

We will travel through time and see how the legislation has progressed, why it was benign somewhat in the past, and where we are now.... All the way from the inception in 1996 to the current Omnibus Ruling.

I will show you how to conduct a risk assessment and create proper policies

MUCH MIUCH MORE!!

Many handouts and forms will also be provided.

Areas Covered in the Session:

HIPAA -History
HIPAA Privacy Rule vs HIPAA Security Rule
HITECH Act
Breach Notification Rule
Omnibus Rule
Business Associates
Current Court Cases (precedence)
Paper Based PHI Concerns
Disaster Recovery Concerns (Paper)
Psych and Infectious Disease
How to Conduct a Risk Assessment
How to Write Policies and Procedures
Choosing a HIPAA Consultant
Choosing an IT Group
Disaster Recovery Concerns (Electronic)
Physical Setup
What the Feds are looking for (low hanging fruit)
What are Factors That Can Get Your Practice or Business Audited
State Laws and Patient Ability to Sue

Who Will Benefit:

Practice Managers
IT Managers
Compliance officers and any Business Associates Privy to Private Health Information and under the Auspices of this Law.

Agenda:

Day 1 Schedule:

Lecture 1:

HIPAA - A brief history, Privacy vs Security Rule, HITECH ACT

Lecture 2:

Breach notification, Omnibus Rule, Business Associates

Lecture 3:

Paper based PHI, Disaster Recovery, and Current Court Cases

Lecture 4:

HIPAA and Mental Health, HIPAA and IT, patients suing

Day 2 Schedule:

Lecture 1:

HIPAA and IT (Cont.), Disaster Recovery

Lecture 2:

What are Feds looking for in an audit? What to do... Factors that can get you audited

Lecture 3:

Choosing outsourced help, HIPAA and outsourcing, Physical security

Lecture 4:

How to conduct a risk assessment and write policies

Speaker:

Brian L Tuttle

Sr Compliance Consultant & IT Manager, InGauge Healthcare Solutions

Brian L Tuttle, CPHIT, CHP, CBRA, Net+, A+, CCNA, MCP

Brian Tuttle is a Certified Professional in Health IT (CPHIT), Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP), Certified Business Resilience Auditor (CBRA) with over 15 years' experience in Health IT and Compliance Consulting. Mr. Tuttle is Senior Compliance Consultant and IT Manager with InGauge Healthcare Solutions. Almost all of Brian's clients are earned by referral with little or no advertising. Brian is well known and highly regarded in medical circles throughout the United States

Consulting services provided:

HIPAA Security/Privacy auditing

Comprehensive NISP based risk assessments with mitigation

HIPAA awareness training and certification

Custom written policies and procedures

Public speaking

Expert Witness

Subject matter writing

HIPAA consulting and certification for proprietary software companies

Business continuity (Disaster Recovery) planning and consulting

With vast experience in health IT systems (i.e. practice management/EMR systems, imaging, transcription, medical messaging, etc.) as well as over 17 years' experience in standard Health IT with multiple certifications and hands-on knowledge, Brian serves as compliance consultant and has conducted onsite risk assessments for over 500 medical practices, hospitals, and business associates throughout the United States .

Location: Baltimore, MD Date: April 28th & 29th, 2016 Time: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Venue: Hilton Garden Inn - Baltimore Inner Harbor 625 South President Street Baltimore MD 21202

Price:

(Without Stay) Price: $1,295.00 (Seminar for One Delegate)

(With Stay) Includes Price: $1,695.00 (Seminar for One Delegate)

Until March 10, Early Bird Price: $1,295.00 from March 11 to April 26, Regular Price: $1,495.00

Until March 10, Early Bird Price: $1,695.00 from March 11 to April 26, Regular Price: $1,895.00

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