One and a Half Day Seminar: HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance-Understanding New Rules and Responsibilities of Privacy Officer (Burlingame, CA, United States – February 23-24, 2017) – Research and Markets

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance-Understanding New Rules and Responsibilities of Privacy Officer: One and half day In-Person Seminar" conference to their offering.

With the recent implementation of new HIPAA regulations in the HIPAA Omnibus Update of 2013, healthcare organizations are reviewing their compliance and making sure they have the proper policies, procedures, and forms in place. HIPAA Privacy Officers have been renewing their compliance activities and reviewing their documentation to make sure they can meet the challenges of the new rules and avoid breaches and penalties for compliance violations.

This session is designed to provide an intensive, one and a half-day training in HIPAA Privacy Rule compliance, covering:

- What's new in the regulations

- What needs to change in your organization

- What needs to be addressed for compliance by covered entities and business associates

- What are the most important privacy issues

- What can happen when compliance is not adequate

This seminar will also explain audits and enforcement, and how privacy regulations relate to security and breach regulations, as well as responding to privacy and security breaches and ways to prevent them. Numerous references and sample documents will be provided.

Agenda:

Day One (8:30 AM - 4:30 PM)

Registration Process: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Session Start Time: 9:00 AM

Day one sets the stage with an overview of the HIPAA regulations and then continues with presentation of the specifics of the Privacy Rule and recent changes to the rules, including the impacts of required changes in your practices to meet the new rules.

• Overview of HIPAA Regulations
• HIPAA Privacy Rule Principles, Policies and Procedures
• Recent Changes to the HIPAA Rules
• Implementing the New HIPAA Omnibus Rules

Day Two (8:30 AM - 12:30 PM)

Day two begins with a detailed examination of HIPAA Security Rule and Breach Notification requirements, including what you need to do to protect information and what you have to do if you don't, and the day concludes with a session on the essential activities of documenting policies, procedures, and activities, training staff and managers in the issues and policies they need to know about, and examining compliance readiness through drills and self-audits.

• HIPAA Security and Breach Notification Rule Principles
• Documentation, Training, Drills and Self-Audits

For more information about this conference visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8fqb57/hipaa_privacy

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