HIPAA Regulations and the New OCR Guidance Memos: Cracking the Code 2014

Key Topics

• OCR Business Associate Sample Contract
• OCR Model NPP (Notice of Privacy Practices)
• Topics discussed in Final Rules
• Office for Civil Rights and HIPAA
• History
• Topics not addressed in the Final Rules
• Revised Notice of Privacy Practices
• How to locate a copy of the final rule
• Patient rights to receive an electronic copy of their medical records
• New penalties and enforcement
• Revision of hospital policies and procedures
• PHI of deceased patients
• Changes to the Breach Notification Rule
• Staff education
• Immunization records
• Marketing, fundraising and the sale of PHI
• Relationship to the CMS hospital CoP grievance standard
• GINA Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
• CMS Hospital Memo on Privacy and Confidentiality

Who should Attend

• Compliance Officer
• HIPPA Privacy and Security Officers
• Chief Nursing Officer
• Risk Management
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Medical Records Staff (HIM)
• Director of Health Information Management (HIM)
• Operational Directors
• Chief Financial Officer
• Chief Medical Officer