2017 Webinar on HIPAA Compliance for Dental Practices

Training Options  Duration: 90 Minutes 
Tuesday, May 2, 2017   |   10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT

Overview: This webinar will cover the implementation specifications pertaining to administrative, technical and physical safeguards that must be in place under the Security Rule along with overall best security practices for PHI. The HIPAA Privacy Rule as it pertains to patient's rights, access to medical records, disclosures and best practices to safeguard personal health information will be covered. The webinar will explain how HIPAA breaches occur and look at specific dental practice case examples. Suggestions will be provided on how to create a culture of compliance within your practice.

If your dental practice needs to understand how to put HIPAA compliance program in place or make sure the current program is adequate and can withstand government scrutiny, please join us for this informative and interactive session.

Why should you Attend: According to the American Dental Association (ADA), "if a dental practice is a covered entity, the practice will need to take steps to comply, starting with the appointments of a HIPAA Privacy Official and a HIPAA Security Official." Understanding HIPAA compliance requirements is critical for any dental practice regardless of size.Being in compliance with HIPAA involves not only ensuring you provide the appropriate patient rights and controls on your uses and disclosures of protected health information, but you also have the proper policies and procedures in place.

Areas Covered in the Session:

Understanding what are the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules
Understanding the entire HIPAA compliance process from the start to ongoing requirements
What is a HIPAA Risk Assessment?
What are HIPAA training requirements?
What is a HIPAA data breach, how to avoid one, and what happens if one does occurs
How to create a Culture of Compliance in your dental practice
Q&A

Who Will Benefit:
Compliance Officer
HIPAA Privacy Officer
HIPAA Security Officer
Dental Office Managers
Practice Managers
Information Systems Manager
Chief Information Officer
General Counsel/Lawyer
Dental Practice Management Consultants

Speaker Profile
Jay Hodes president of Colington Security Consulting, LLC, which provides HIPAA consulting services for healthcare providers and business associates. Mr. Hodes has over 30 years of combined experience in risk assessments, site security evaluation, regulatory compliance, policy and procedures assessments, and federal law enforcement management. He is the former Assistant Inspector General for Investigations at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Mr. Hodes has been the keynote speaker and provided presentations regarding HIPAA compliance to a number of professional healthcare organizations. He has published over 30 educational articles regarding HIPAA compliance, been featured in Part B news articles and provided a guest post for the Electronic Health Reporter.

Price: $139.00

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