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Our HIPAA Specialists have passed a minimum of three exams and have successfully completed the following courses:
       

An Introduction to HIPAA Privacy and Security Overview of HIPAA for the Medical Staff, 2nd Edition Understanding the Impact of the HIPAA on the Physician's Practice

Introduction to HIPAA

Legislative background

Privacy concerns

Compliance dates and timelines

Who's covered

Exam 1

Violations and Penalties

Introduction

The importance of audits

Who's liable for fines

Publicity and special concern

Fines & penalties

Exam 2

Privacy Overview

What is privacy?

Who makes privacy decisions?

A balance of interests

Exam 3

HIPAA Privacy Nuts and Bolts

Elements of the HIPAA

privacy regulations

Changes in the final rule

Exam 4

HIPAA Compliance and Medicare Compliance share similar features

Medicare compliance and HIPAA compliance work hand in hand

Compliance tips

Exam 5

Security Overview

Introduction to security

Architecture of health care organizations

Limiting access

Security organizations

Exam 6

Security & Privacy Lessons Learned

Security & privacy lessons - part 1

Security & privacy lessons - part 2

Security & privacy lessons - part 3

Exam 7

Action steps to implement HIPAA

Preparation is key for the privacy and security requirements

Step 1:Promote awareness and education

Step 2:Develop an organization project team

Step 3:Conduct an organization risk assessment

Step 4:Develop and implement policies and procedures to address identified risks.

Step 5:Develop and implement employee education and training

Step 6:Provide continual auditing and monitoring

Exam 8 and Certificate of Completion

 

Overview of the HIPAA Requirements

What are the components of the HIPAA regulation?

Compliance timeline

Protecting yourself from liability:  consequences of non-compliance

Privacy and Confidentiality

Patient expectations:  the notice of information practices

What is confidential information under HIPAA

What is identifiable information:  It might not be what you think!

Case Scenario #1

Case Scenario #2

Exceptions to confidentiality:  public health or criminal activity reporting

Psychotherapy Notes

Case Scenario #3

Case Scenario #4

Who is Authorized and How?

What should be seen?  Minimum necessary standard

Who is authorized to see the information

Consent vs. Authorization:  what's the difference?

Case Scenario #5

Practices for Protecting Confidentiality

General methods for protecting information in day to day practice

Case Scenario #6

Electronically communicated information:  protecting confidentiality

Case Scenario #7

Case Scenario #8

Information Security Under HIPAA

Overview of the security rule

Case Scenario #9

Special Concerns in HIPAA Compliance

Business associates

Using information for marketing

De-identification

Stripping out the identifying information

Website privacy

Case Scenario #10

Final Exam 

 

Changing how we work

Practicing medicine in a new culture

Privacy or Bust

The consequences:  penalties stiff for non-compliance

Penalty box

Notice of privacy practices

Privacy and Liability

Rev those risk assessment engines

Whisper while you work (oral communication primer)

Case study:  Be careful what you say

Adjusting to the privacy era:  solutions

To fax or not to fax

Patient Consent

Consent vs. authorization

Authorizations

Disclosure mindset

Use and disclosure checklist

Stripping out the identifying information

A list of de-identifiers

Dissecting disclosure

Business Associate

A handshake won't do

Terminate agreements

Business associates not requiring contracts

Marketing and fundraising

Marketing matters

Marketing vs. fundraising

Case study: In the news

Overview of Proposed Security Regulations

Information security under HIPAA

Case study:  Finder's keepers

Examples of improper uses

Case study:  Teenage pranks

Guard those computer monitors

Electronically communicated information

Transactions and Code Sets

Clearinghouses may be the solution to your transaction-compliance woes

The financial commitment of a practice

By the numbers

Exam

Instruction for the final exam

 

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