One of the major requirements of the healthcare organization to be HIPAA compliant is to develop and implement a set of HIPAA privacy and security policies and procedures. This can be a daunting task for those not knowing where to start and what a set of HIPAA privacy and security policies and procedures should look like. For the cost-conscious healthcare organization, the HIPAA policies and procedures can have multiple uses: first, they can become a basis for training the healthcare organization workforce; second, they can be used as a basis for conducting a HIPAA self-assessment; and third, they can be used to demonstrate due diligence should there be a breach or an external HIPAA compliance audit.

Course Objectives:

• What is a comprehensive set of HIPAA policy and procedures and why you need them
• What to look for in a set of HIPAA policy and procedures templates on the internet
• How to customize the set of HIPAA policies and procedures for the healthcare organization
• How to train the healthcare organization workforce in using the HIPAA policies and procedures
• How to use the HIPAA policies and procedures to perform a HIPAA assessment

Why Should You Attend:

In today’s world, it is not necessary that the healthcare organization spend significant funds to develop a set of HIPAA privacy and security policies and procedures from scratch. The healthcare organization can likely find templates on the internet that can be used as a starting point to customize HIPAA policies and procedures to be unique for the healthcare organization.

The preparation of a well-documented set of HIPAA policies and procedures needs to be addressed through the development of Privacy and Security policies and procedures that address each of the requirements shown in the HIPAA regulations as amended by the HITECH law and the final Omnibus Regulations. The process of developing the HIPAA privacy and security policies and procedures also provides a reference for the healthcare organization how to consider the security addressable and required regulatory requirements.

Course Outline:

HIPAA is a complicated set of federal laws and the Department of Health and Human Services regulations. HIPAA’s purpose is to provide a set of rules for protecting a patient’s health information from being seen or used by those who are not supposed to see that information without the patient’s authorization or for providing a patient with their treatment and having the provider paid for their health care services.

Being compliant with these laws and regulations requires that covered entities and their business associates develop and implement effective and practical policies and procedures to protect the patient’s health information.

There are three situations where having a set of HIPAA policies and procedures are needed:

• First, the policies and procedures become a good reference to ensure that all areas are addressed for becoming HIPAA compliant

• Second, the HIPAA regulations REQUIRE covered entities and business associates to have a set of policies and procedures directing the workforce to perform their tasks in a controlled environment. Having a set of policies and procedures is positive evidence of the healthcare organization exercising due diligence

• Third, if there is a breach, the healthcare organization needs to demonstrate that it has proactively implemented a comprehensive set of HIPAA policies and procedures to keep any penalties to a minimum

What You Get:

• Training Materials
• Live Q&A Session with our Expert
• Participation Certificate
• Access to Signup Community (Optional)
• Reward Points

Who Will Benefit:

• Health Care Organization Ownership
• Compliance Officer
• HIPAA Privacy Officers
• HIPAA Security Officers
• Practice Managers
• Information Systems Managers
• Chief Information Officers
• General Counsel/Lawyers
• Office Managers
• Business Associates
• Work staff
• Physicians