HIPAA Compliance after the Stimulus Package: Including Medical Records and the Final Privacy and Security Rules

PROGRAM DETAILS

For all health care organizations, managers and key personnel of both covered entities, and now also business associates, medical record confidentiality has become a critically important management issue. With HIPAA, the final DHHS privacy and security regulations, and now the Stimulus Package, the responsibility for increased security and sensitivity in the maintenance and transmission of health information will be monumentally greater. And now, the new Stimulus Package dramatically increases penalties for failure to do so and makes the law apply to business associates, as well.

In this seminar, the existing federal and state laws involving electronic health record confidentiality, privacy, and security, coupled with the new laws, are thoroughly explained by a nationally recognized electronic health records, privacy and security law expert. Participants will receive practical legal guidance on drafting policies and procedures, as well as a complete compliance manual that will be utilized during the seminar.

 
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

    * Compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the final DHHS Privacy and Security Rules
    * Compliance and enforcement changes caused by the Stimulus Package, including the addition of all business associates
    * Complete coverage of electronic health records and confidentiality laws
    * Identify how the new Stimulus Package changes HIPAA compliance
    * Ascertain how HIPAA now applies to business associates
    * Explain how civil money penalties and criminal penalties have increased and how the federal government has stepped up enforcement efforts

    * List the requirements of the DHHS final Security Rule
    * Explain the requirements for the DHHS final Security Rule
    * Outline the current status of the Privacy Rule, including what requirements must be met and current problem areas with suggested solutions
    * Perform a HIPAA compliant risk analysis
    * Answer questions relating to HIPAA
    * Make a proper disclosure (in a class exercise)

 
ABOUT THE PRESENTER

JONATHAN P. TOMES, J.D., is a health care attorney practicing in the greater Kansas City area as a partner in the law firm of TOMES & DVORAK. He has served as an Associate Professor of Law with the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law and as a military judge in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. Before becoming a military lawyer, Mr. Tomes learned about security systems in the Military Intelligence branch of the Army.

His works have appeared nationally. His books include the following: The Compliance Guide to HIPAA and the DHHS Regulations (4th edition forthcoming), Veterans Press; Electronic Health Records: A Practical Compliance Guide, Veterans Press; Compliance Guide to Electronic Health Records, Faulkner & Gray; Healthcare Privacy and Confidentiality, McGraw Hill; Healthcare Records: A Complete Guide, Warren, Gorham & Lamont; and more than 40 others.

Recent articles include "Individual Criminal Liability for HIPAA Violations: Who Is Potentially Liable? Or Should We Say, Who Isn't?" Journal of Health Care Compliance, 9(4):5-12 (July/August 2007); "Handling HIPAA Complaints and Security Incidents," CCH Health Care Compliance Letter, 10(8):4 (April 17, 2007); "Legal Issues in the Acquisition of Computerized Medical Records," Journal of Healthcare Finance (Summer 1998); and "Avoiding Legal Pitfalls in Records Automation," Health Data Management (Summer 1996).

Recently, he has been an expert witness in litigation involving health information compliance issues. Mr. Tomes is a member of the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court, the federal 7th Circuit, 8th Circuit, and 10th Circuit Courts of Appeal, and Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, including their respective federal courts. He is also the President of EMR Legal, Inc., a national HIPAA consulting firm, and, as such, is uniquely qualified to teach how to comply with HIPAA, the regulations implementing it, and the changes that the new Stimulus Package requires regarding HIPAA. His knowledge of the law and of the practical aspects of setting up a security system provides a rare opportunity for medical records veterans and novices alike.

TESTIMONIALS

"I was completely in the dark before the seminar. The speaker explained the topic in a very simple fashion." - Jucette Rowe, Charleston Naval Hospital
 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

      All professionals and key personnel with access to patient information in any setting, including:
    * Business and Office Managers
    * Administrators
    * Medical Assistants
    * Financial and Accounting Personnel
    * Social Workers
    * Psychologists
    * Counselors
    * Health Care Consultants
    * Health Care Attorneys
    * Nurses

    * Dentists
    * Pharmacists
    * Pharmacy Technicians
    * Hospitals
    * Nursing Homes
    * Medical Records Personnel
    * Medical Practices
    * Home Health
    * Hospice
    * Therapy and Rehab
    * Rest Homes

    * Laboratories
    * Substance Abuse Centers
    * Insurance Professionals
    * Billing Services
    * Application Service Providers
    * Managed Care
    * Dental Offices
    * Medical Equipment Providers
    * Assisted Living Facilities
    * Ambulatory Surgery Centers
    * Business Associates

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This program has been submitted for 6 continuing education credits for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting prior approval from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its Program Sponsor.

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This course is offered for 6 contact hours.

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SEMINAR CLASS TIME:

Seminar Check-in:  7:30 AM    Seminar Class 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM