Business Associate Agreements: Why the Pushback from Business Associates
Summary: "Business Associate Agreements: Why the Pushback from Business Associates" is the topic of a webinar that MentorHealth, a leading provider of online training for the healthcare industry, is organizing on May 27. This webinar will have Tom Dumez, President of Prime Compliance, as speaker.
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This webinar will examine the recent Omnibus Final Rule outlining that all CE's are required to present their BA's with new BAA's, before September 23, 2014.
The Business Associates (BA's) that a Covered Entity (CE) uses to perform a covered function for them must now assume responsibility and liability for their actions when it comes to the handling of protected health information (PHI). These responsibilities, and the reasons for some potential pushback from them regarding liability, providing proof of HIPAA training, etc., will be covered in this session.
It used to be that a majority of BAA's would simply sign the agreements presented to them, but now they are requesting more and more changes to our agreements. This webinar will offer learning on some of the reasons for this new attitude. The speaker will address why some of the attitudes have recently surfaced from the BA's, why they are resisting some of these agreements, what the BAA's are now required to do according to the same Omnibus Final Rule, and more.
Also taken up for discussion are responsibility, liability, indemnification, injunctive relief, and other topics that are causing, or may be causing, contention. In the past, several BA's would simply sign these agreements in an effort to continue to do business with each CE. And now, they want to negotiate terms. This webinar will explore the reasons for this change in attitude.
The speaker of this webinar will cover the following areas:
- Omnibus Final Rule requirements regarding BAA's
- The BAA-what it was, what it is now, and what it might be in the future
- The CE's Obligations
- The BA's Obligations
- Liability
- Indemnification
- Pushback
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Tom Dumez is a Certified HIPAA Professional and a Certified Security Compliance Specialist. He founded Prime Compliance in 2012. Prior to this, he worked for Kent Record Management Inc. as Compliance Consultant. Tom has more than 13 years of records management experience, during which he has spoken at many conferences, educational workshops, and seminars across the US, London, and Guam.
In 2009, Tom created an employee HIPAA training program specific to RIM companies, including scanning/imaging companies, and shredding companies. This training program has since expanded to include courier companies, medical facilities, and city/county government and court employees, correctional facility administrators and law enforcement agencies. He has performed this training at more than 35 companies across the United States, Guam, and Trinidad & Tobago.
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The webinar will benefit
- Compliance Director
- CEO
- CFO
- Privacy Officer
- Security Officer
- Information Systems Manager
- HIPAA Officer
- Chief Information Officer
- Health Information Manager
- Healthcare Counsel/lawyer
- Office Manager
- Contracts Manager
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