New Tougher HIPAA Rules To Be Subject of Audio Webcast April 7
MANASQUAN, NJ -- March 25,
2009: The most
significant changes to the HIPAA privacy law since its inception was
signed into law by President Obama as part of the new stimulus package
approved by both houses of Congress.
All covered entities will be affected by the HIPAA
provisions included in the economic American Recover and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (ARRA).
A new audio webcast program “New Tougher
HIPAA
Rules: How to Meet Compliance Regulations Under the Economic Stimulus
Package” has been organized to brief all covered healthcare
entities on the significant HIPAA changes that have taken effect.
The program is scheduled Tuesday, April 7, 2009
from 1:30-2:30 PM EDT.
The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects all "individually
identifiable health information" held or transmitted by a covered
entity or its business associate, in any form or media, whether
electronic, paper, or oral. The Privacy Rule calls this information
“protected health information” (PHI).
These new provisions under ARRA include:
- Stronger enforcement of HIPAA;
- Harsher monetary penalties for privacy and
security violations;
- Newly expanded notification requirements;
- Expansion of the main provisions of HIPAA
privacy and
security rules to apply directly to business associates of covered
entities;
- And, new requirements for accounting for PHI
disclosures.
For complete details on the audio webcast program
visit: http://www.healthresourcesonline.com/edu/hipaa09.htm
During the webcast experts will describe and
discuss the
new provisions of the HIPAA law in the stimulus package and how to stay
compliant and reduce an organization’s risk for penalties and
audits.
What changes should your organization be making to
stay HIPAA compliant?
The speakers are Stephen W. Bernstein, Esq.,
Partner
with the McDermott Will & Emery LLP law firm, and Kathy LePar
RN,
MBA, Vice President of Professional Services with Beacon Partners.
Agenda
- Review and explanation of the key provisions of
the new stimulus package relating to HIPAA
- Details on the increased penalties, heightened
federal enforcement, and audits for HIPAA violators
- Breach notification laws and how they apply to
covered entities, business associates and personal health record
vendors.
- New accounting requirements for PHI disclosure
- Increased notification requirements for
breaches of PHI
- New restrictions on the uses of PHI in
marketing
- LIVE question and answer session
For complete details on the audio webcast program
visit: http://www.healthresourcesonline.com/edu/hipaa09.htm
Address: The Managed Care Information
Center, 1913 Atlantic Ave., Ste. 200, Manasquan, NJ 08736;
(732) 292-1100, www.themcic.com.
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