New Finalized HITECH Amendments to HIPAA - How Policies and Practices Must Be Changed 2013

Key Topics

• What policies need to be changed and how
• New regulations and their effects on usual practices
• The features that must be available in EHR systems
• Policies and evidence needed to produce when audited by the HHS Office of Civil Rights
• How Individuals can request certain restrictions on disclosures
• How new regulations change the way individuals have access to their records
• New requirements for Business Associates to comply with HIPAA privacy protections and security safeguards
• New requirements for disclosers of health information to apply "minimum necessary" standards
• New limitations on marketing and fund-raising

Who should Attend

• Risk Managers
• Information Security Officers
• Privacy Officers
• Compliance Officers
• Information Technology Managers
• Health Information Managers
• Chief Financial Officers
• Medical Office Managers
• Legal Counsel
• Systems Managers
• Practice groups, Medical offices, academic medical centers, hospitals, business associates and insurers
• Operations Directors