Changes, Managing Incidents, Preparing for Audits, and Avoiding Penalties Mastering the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules

Summary:     MentorHealth will hold a two-day, in-person seminar in Raleigh, NCon the topic, “The A to Z's of HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules” on October 30th & 31st, 2014  (Thursday and Friday). Jim Sheldon-Dean, the founder and director of compliance services at Lewis Creek Systems, LLC will be the speaker at this two-day session.

This has been pre-approved by RAPS as eligible for up to 12 credits towards a participant's RAC recertification upon full completion.

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Venue, date and timings: The venue for this seminar is Courtyard Raleigh Midtown   1041 Wake Towne Dr, Raleigh, NC 27609, United States. The seminar will be October 30th & 31st, 2014, from 9 A.M to 6 P.M EST.

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What the seminar is about:

This seminar will be an intensive, two-day training on HIPAA compliance. Its core content will be about what is new in the regulations, what has changed recently, and what needs to be done by covered entities and business associates to address compliance issues.

This seminar will help managers of healthcare information privacy and security by providing the background and details for what they need to understand of the most important privacy and security issues. It will also provide them an understanding of what needs to be done for HIPAA compliance and also, what can happen when compliance is not   adequate.

At this seminar, the speaker will explain audits and enforcement. He will also delve into privacy and security breaches and how to prevent them. Since this is an interactive seminar, the speaker will provide numerous references and sample documents during the course of this two-day session.

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About the Speaker:

Jim Sheldon-Dean is the founder and director of compliance services at Lewis Creek Systems LLC, a Vermont-based consulting firm founded in 1982, which provides information privacy and security regulatory compliance services to a wide variety of health care entities.

Sheldon-Dean serves on the HIMSS Information Systems Security Workgroup, has co-chaired the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange Privacy and Security Workgroup, and is a recipient of the WEDI 2011 Award of Merit. He is a frequent speaker regarding HIPAA and information privacy and security compliance issues at seminars and conferences, including speaking engagements at numerous regional and national healthcare association conferences and conventions and the annual NIST/OCR HIPAA Security Conference in Washington, D.C.

Sheldon-Dean has more than 30 years of experience in policy analysis and implementation, business process analysis, information systems and software development. His experience includes leading the development of health care related Web sites; award-winning, best-selling commercial utility software; and mission-critical, fault-tolerant communications satellite control systems. In addition, he has eight years of experience doing hands-on medical work as a Vermont certified volunteer emergency medical technician. Sheldon-Dean received his B.S. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Vermont and his master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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The agenda:

The seminar will have the following agenda:

Day 1 –Agenda

Lecture 1: Overview of HIPAA Regulations

o    The Origins and Purposes of HIPAA

o    Privacy Rule History and Objectives

o    Security Rule History and Objectives

o    Breach Notification Requirements, Benefits, and Results

Lecture 2: HIPAA Privacy Rule Principles, Policies and Procedures

o    Patient Rights under HIPAA

o    Limitations on Uses and Disclosures

o    Required Policies and Procedures

o    Training and Documentation Requirements

Lecture 3: Recent and Proposed Changes to the HIPAA Rules

o    New Penalty Structure

o    New HIPAA Audit Program

o    New Patient Rights

o    New Obligations for Business Associates

Lecture 4: HIPAA Security Rule Principles

o    General Rules and Flexibility Provisions

o    The Role of Risk Analysis

o    Security Safeguards

o    Training and Documentation

Agenda –Day 2

Lecture 5: HIPAA Security Policies and Procedures and Audits

o    HIPAA Security Policy Framework

o    Sample Security Policy Content

o    Recommended Level of Detail for Policies and Procedures

o    The New HIPAA Compliance Audit Protocol

Lecture 6: Risk Analysis for Security and Meaningful Use

o    Principles of Risk Analysis for Information Security

o    Information Security Management Process

o    Risk Analysis Methods

o    Risk Analysis Example

Lecture 7: Risk Mitigation and Compliance Remediation

o    Typical Security Risks

o    Social Media, Texting, e-mail, and Privacy

o    Dealing with Portable Devices and Remote Access

o    Compliance Planning

Lecture 8: Documentation, Training, Drills and Self-Audits

o    How to Organize and Use Documentation to Your Advantage

o    Training Methods and Compliance Improvement

o    Conducting Drills in Incident Response

o    Using the HIPAA Audit Protocol for Documentation and Self-Auditing

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For whom:

This seminar will benefit:

o    Information Security Officers

o    Risk Managers

o    Compliance Officers

o    Privacy Officers

o    Health Information Managers

o    Information Technology Managers

o    Medical Office Managers

o    Chief Financial Officers

o    Systems Managers

o    Legal Counsel

o    Operations Directors

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About MentorHealth:

MentorHealth is a specialized offering from NetZealous LLC, a Technology and Business Process Solutions and Services Company registered in Fremont, CA. MentorHealth is a comprehensive training source for healthcare professionals. It offers high-value, yet affordable trainings. MentorHealth is the right training solution for healthcare professionals. With MentorHealth, healthcare professionals can make use of the best benefits relating to their professional training.

Various aspects of healthcare, such as Meaningful Use, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, HIPAA, HITECH Act, Stark and Anti-Kickback Act, Valid Consent, Patient Safety and Process Improvement, Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes, Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Records, Nursing Informatics, Healthcare Disclosure, Electronic Transactions Standards such as 5010 and ICD-10, Electronic Health Records, Stimulus Code, Healthcare Information Exchange, Healthcare Information Technology, Medical Necessity, Personal Health Records, Clinical Decision Support, Financial Management and ROI, Electronic Prescribing, Healthcare Information Systems, Clinical Informatics, Insurance Claim Appeals, Auto ID and Bar Coding, Integration and Interoperability, Risk Management in the Retention and Destruction of Medical Records and Medical Records Law, to name just a few, are covered.

These seminars are an extension of online trainings, at which MentorHealth has conducted around 500 webinars since inception on a variety of topics for these industries/verticals. More than 15,000 professionals have benefited from these trainings. MentorHealth’s trainings are focused, flexible and tailored to the client’s need.

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Price:

Register now and save $200. (Early Bird)

Until June 30, Early Bird Price: $1,295.00.

From July 1 to July 15: Regular Price: $1,495.00

Discounts are available for group participation in the following manner:

For two attendees: 10% discount

For three to six attendees: 20% discount

For seven to 10 attendees: 25% discount

For more than 10 attendees: 30% discount

To avail the above group discounts, all the participants should register by making a single payment.

Please note that the registration will be closed two days (48 hours) prior to the start date of the seminar.

Call our representative on 1800 447 9407 to have your seats confirmed.

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