The basic provisions of privacy for protected health information are well known, but their application in today’s world of electronic and personal communication devices is complex. On-going training and education of the health care workforce is a necessary requirement to comply with HIPAA. That on-going training and education involves the performance and completion of a Risk Assessment under HIPAA rules in order to gauge and evaluate the vulnerability to HIPAA violations of any given health care covered entity. Performing a proper Risk Assessment will hopefully uncover vulnerabilities that the covered entity will correct. But what if there is a breach, nonetheless? What can be done or shown to demonstrate one’s good-faith efforts to comply?
Erase the fear, uncertainty, and doubt about exactly how a health care practitioner as a covered entity can mitigates fines and sanctions applicable to a HIPAA violation and breach of protected health information. Learn the basic structure of penalties for HIPAA violations including the complicated, subjective HIPAA violation penalty tiers, Tiers 1 to 4. Review a summary of criminal penalties that can arise out of a HIPAA violation, too. Analyze common HIPAA violations and see how intent and preparation either help or harm your case.
Find out how the failure to do just that one thing may cost a covered entity dearly in a $650,000 administrative fine case where the lack of one component was a specific factor in assessing such harsh sanctions.
In addition, discover how best to avoid HIPAA violations in the first place with a Top Five Takeaways that will mitigate the sanctions applied in the event a violation occurs.
Webinar Objectives
This webinar will address the problem areas of HIPAA sanctions and financial penalties a covered entity can avoid or mitigate.
Webinar Agenda
This webinar will serve as an introduction to HIPAA and the importance of on-going training and education. The pain areas of the significance of a proper HIPAA Risk Assessment and elements of a HIPAA Risk Assessment will help the covered entity.
The basics of Tiers 1 to 4 for HIPAA violations and monetary sanctions are important to know in advance. Once that is covered, the webinar will examine the unusual case of the $650,000 penalty.
In addition, the webinar will conclude with the top five takeaways for compliance
Webinar Highlights
Who Should Attend?
Health care attorneys; corporate compliance officers in health care; medical records staff of medical offices and health care entities; hospital attorneys; health care practitioners who are covered entities; law enforcement officers in health care compliance; state boards and agencies with jurisdiction over state licenses to practice a health care profession
Date | Conferences | Duration | Price | |
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Jan 26, 2022 | E-mailing, texting, and the use of personal devices by health care professionals – HIPAA and privacy myths vs reality | 60 Mins | $199.00 | |
May 03, 2022 | How and when may a health care facility be liable for HIPAA violations of its own employees? | 60 Mins | $199.00 | |
Jun 14, 2022 | Roles and Responsibilities of the HIPAA Privacy Officer | 60 Mins | $199.00 | |
Sep 26, 2022 | How HIPAA Privacy Applies To Their Medical Records Of Abortion? | 60 Mins | $199.00 | |
Oct 11, 2022 | HIPAA Privacy and Security for Remote Patient Monitoring and Chronic Care Management | 60 Mins | $199.00 | |
Nov 08, 2022 | State Licensure Laws Applicable To Doctors Who Prescribe Scheduled Drugs - Latest Updates | 60 Mins | $199.00 | |
Nov 14, 2022 | HIPAA UPDATES - Administrative Subpoenas, Abortion Records, Electronic Device Usage & Other Violations | 300 Mins | $499.00 |