This webinar provides an often-overlooked basic overview of the requirements for annual HIPAA training for staff as that training may be completed by an internal compliance officer. The attendee will be provided with a background on the basis for the laws that will provide a higher level of understanding that will be beneficial for building the trainer’s confidence. The attendee will also learn the basic requirements for a Notice of Privacy Practices as well as when authorizations are and are not required for the use and disclosure of a patient’s protected health information. The latter half of the webinar will focus on how to instruct staff in the identification of a breach and what is required of the compliance officer to perform the required process to remedy a breach if it is determined one has occurred.

Learning Objectives:-

• HIPAA Basics
• Notice of Privacy Practices
• Use and Disclosure of PHI
• Physical, Technical and Administrative Safeguards
• HIPAA Breaches
• Business Associates and Business Associate Subcontractors
• Enforcement Actions

Why Should You Attend?

The initial overview of HIPAA requirements and policies will help the attendee determine if his or her practice is compliant and will provide a more comprehensive understanding of the compliance officer so he or she can better instruct and advise his or her staff. Thereafter, the speaker will highlight what “red flags” the Office for Civil Rights looks for when determining whether to audit practice and learn what the compliance officer and staff must do in the event you are selected for a random audit.

Who Should Attend?

• Practice Managers
• Compliance Officers
• MD's and other Medical Professionals
• Office Managers
• Director of Nursing
• Any Business Associates who work with medical practices or hospitals (i.e. billing companies, transcription companies, IT companies, answering services, home health, coders, attorneys, etc)