This webinar will be addressing how practice/business managers (or compliance offers) need to get the facts straight on how to navigate through these troubled waters and yet maintain compliance with HIPAA and ensure a patient's federal Civil Rights are upheld.

Yes, the rules have reigned to a degree but what does that mean?

The primary goal is to ensure everyone is well educated on what is the myth and what is the reality with HIPAA and COVID19, there is so much misleading information regarding the do's and don'ts relating to HIPAA and COVID19 - I want to add clarity for compliance officers and practice managers and what you need to do and how to best implement these changes based on over 20 years of personal experience working with Federal auditors, state auditors litigation, and corporate auditors.

I will address multiple FAQ's relating to:

• Information Security Risks
• Permitted disclosures during a pandemic
• What to disclose to others who may have been in contact with an infected patient
• How to work remotely and stay compliant with HIPAA

Areas Covered in the Session:-

• Federal HIPAA obligations and how a pandemic applies
• Working from home in a compliant manner
• Telemedicine solutions which are acceptable
• Telemedicine solutions which are unacceptable
• The new definition of what constitutes protected health information
• Cybersecurity concerns (heightened due to outbreak)
• BYOD (use of personal devices)
• Acceptable disclosures during a pandemic per HIPAA
• Updates from OCR relating to the outbreak and HIPAA rights

Why you should Attend:-

Join me in this in-depth 90-minute webinar as we discuss the do's and don'ts relating to telemedicine during this national emergency caused by COVID19.

The United States Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new COVID-19 guidance on various aspects of its jurisdiction under both HIPAA and the federal civil rights laws. Many of these changes were directly relating to telemedicine and relaxing some of the HIPAA Security and Privacy regulations. However, this DOES NOT mean we can just use any technology we want to, there are still guidelines.

• How do we balance patient privacy during a pandemic?
• What are the best tactics for having staff members work from home (telemedicine or teleworking) and how do we ensure compliance in an ad-hoc remote setup?
• Are staff adequately trained on the nuances of teleworking using their personal devices?
• Which technologies does the OCR approve of and which technologies are not allowed?

Who Will Benefit:-

• Practice Managers
• 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)
• MD's and Other Medical Professionals