HIPAA Business Associates – 2013 New Requirements and Responsibilities for Compliance

Key Topics

• What other kinds of relationships can exist besides a HIPAA Business Associate relationship
• What is and is not a Business Associate
• The new regulations and what a Business Associate needs to do differently under the new regulations
• The role of business associates and how they are treated under HIPAA will be explained
• The costs of breaches by Business Associates will be considered
• The importance of Business Associate Agreements
• The new four-tier violation schedule with increased and mandatory fines for willful neglect of compliance that start at $10,000
• The new enforcement penalty structure and the latest plans for audits by HHS OCR

Who should Attend

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