The HIPAA Omnibus Rule of 2013 - Webinar By MentorHealth

Author: Roger Steven

Overview: Since its passage in 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA, has been a constantly evolving law. Numerous rules, amendments, and additional legislation have added to an already complicated law. This Webinar is a comprehensive review of the HIPAA Omnibus Rule of 2013.

It is intended to guide the Health Care Provider through the most pertinent aspects of the recent changes to HIPAA requirements - those that most affect their day-to-day operations. The HIPAA rules and regulations are often complex. This Webinar is designed to help make sense of HIPAA rule changes, your organization’s role in ensuring privacy and security of patient information, and all of the obligations your organization must meet under the law.

The Webinar will specifically address critical changes to HIPAA Rules, including:

  • Business Associates direct liability for HIPAA compliance
  • Enhancements to the individual's ability to restrict disclosures of certain Protected Health Information.
  • Enhancements to the existing right of individuals to request access to their own Protected Health Information, and the manner in which it must be provided.
  • What constitutes a breach of Protected Health Information and whether the breach notification requirements are triggered?
  • Expanded Risk Assessment requirements and methods to achieve compliance.
  • Requirements covering the revision of Notices of Privacy Practices to address other modifications made to an individual's rights.

Understanding all of the rules and regulations imposed by HIPAA and subsequent acts and amendments is just the first step towards compliance. It is critical to undertake and sustain an active process to bring your organization into HIPAA compliance and to maintain that position. This Webinar will address some of the specific steps you can and should take towards that end.Investing the time and resources now to perform these steps will help your organization avoid considerable new fines for failing to comply with the updated regulations.

Why should you attend: With the exception of Medicare, few laws or regulations have had as significant an impact on the health care industry as has HIPAA. For that reason, it is critical for all health care providers to fully understand the law’s requirements and take the necessary actions to achieve and maintain compliance. Although compliance may seem time consuming and costly, there are significant consequences if an audit or investigation reveals that the company is not in fact compliant with HIPAA regulations.

The 2013 amendments substantially increase the potential civil monetary fines for violations by Covered Entities and Business Associates, and establish tiers of escalating penalty amounts based on increasing degrees of culpability of violators and other responsible parties. The new regulations considerably alter what constitutes a breach of Protected Health Information and whether the breach notification requirements are triggered.

A disclosure of restricted Protected Health Information is a disclosure in violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule and is subject to possible criminal penalties, civil monetary penalties or other corrective action. Risk Analysis required by the final rules must be documented and retained to meet the Covered Entity’s burden of proof to demonstrate that the unreported incidents did not rise to the level of a breach.

The Omnibus Rule requires that Covered Entities revise their Notices of Privacy Practices to address other modifications made to an individual's rights, including, but not limited to, the right to receive electronic copies of health information. Additional disclosures in Covered Entities HIPAA privacy notices are required, including informing individuals of the right to be notified of breaches of their Protected Health Information.

Areas Covered in the Session:

  • Changes to the Notice of Privacy Practices
  • Changes to Business Associate Obligations
  • The sale or marketing of Protected Health Information
  • Restrictions on the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information
  • Enhanced Breach Notification Rules
  • Willful Neglect
  • Expanded Civil Monetary Policies
  • Office of Civil Rights Investigation Mandate
  • Expansion of Patient Access to Health Information

Who Will Benefit:

  • Security Officers
  • Privacy Officers
  • Compliance Officers
  • Department Directors
  • Quality Assurance Directors
  • Risk Managers
John Allman is a nationally known and respected health care professional. John has over 40 years of management experience in the hospital setting, home infusion and home medical equipment sectors. He has a thorough understanding of the challenges that face the health care industry and brings his experience to the table to help health care organizations successfully meet those challenges. And he is comfortable bringing his experience, knowledge and services to both the single location provider and the multi-million dollar national company.

John has been working with many companies nationwide in assisting in the areas of competitive bidding, HIPAA compliance and training, Business Metrics, Face-to-Face Evaluation Documentation, Managed Care Contracting and Fraud, Waste and Abuse Training.

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