Overview: The webinar will explain the process for covered entities and business associates to use to draft, adopt, and implement HIPAA compliance policies. The webinar will begin with a discussion of how to decide, using a gap analysis and a risk analysis, what policies the organization needs, including required, addressable, and other policies. Then, the webinar will cover writing a policy. Writing a policy is easier than one may think. It...

Overview: Whenever workers enter an area where there is a possibility of exposure to hazardous or toxic substances, or where there is a possibility of injury or harm due to entering a space with only one way in and out, and where only a single employee may work, OSHA has provided written regulations requiring that the space be designated as a hazard with confined space entry requirements. Why should you attend: This program will help you under...

Overview: Day One: Research of Your Operations - How do you use PHI and what policies and procedures do you have for Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification? Understand your operations and information flows, and the ways you use or disclose PHI. Day Two: Limitations on Uses and Disclosures - Establish the proper limitations according to the Privacy Rule, including requirements for Business Associates, handling authorizations, and required p...

Overview: This lesson is designed to enable your Organization to perform a complete Risk Analysis of all PHI it creates, receives, maintains or transmits in any format. You will understand and identify threats, vulnerabilites and risks to your organization's PHI wherever it is located. This program will explain, clarify, and demonstrate how to do a Risk Analysis in 6 complete steps Location Implementation Specifications Threats and Vulnerabil...

Overview: The objectives of this course will be to demonstrate from real life audits conducted by the Federal government what your highest risks are for being fined (some of the risk factors may surprise you). In addition this course will cover the highest risk factors for being sued by patients for wrongful disclosures of PHI. The course will also cover the manner in which patients are now using state laws to sue for wrongful disclosures. Sta...

Overview: Today's diverse, fast-changing, multidisciplinary health care environment involves many health care professionals who work together for the common goal of the patient. This includes physicians, nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists, and others. All these health care practitioners obtained an education, passed applicable examinations, completed professional training, and hold a license to practice their chosen profession. The lice...

Overview: Video is more than YouTube and the healthcare organizations that have embraced video have demonstrated humor, creativity and strong branding. Many are focusing on a commitment to educational videos and developing their team's thought leadership. Video isn't just for the big hospital system. During the webinar we will explore best practices for video use from a one person practice to the largest hospital systems. This 50-minute webin...

Overview: One of the major requirements of the health care organization to be HIPAA compliant is to develop and implement a set of HIPAA privacy and security policies and procedures. This can be a daunting task for those not knowing where to start and what a set of HIPAA privacy and security policies and procedures should look like. For the cost conscious health care organization, the HIPAA policies and procedures can have multiple uses: first...

Overview: In this webinar, Hope will present the lessons she's learned over her career as a science and medical writer and editor. By identifying simple solutions to common problems, writers at every level will have tools to improve their ability to edit, proofread, and finalize their manuscripts, grants, presentations, and technical documents with greater facility. To teach basic editorial practices in biomedical communications, this program...

Overview: Whether you have a website, a LinkedIn page, or use Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, or Instagram, you are exposing your practice/business to a potential Breach. The avenues of electronic communications are growing and we must grow with it in order to maintain HIPAA compliance and keep the integrity and privacy of patients and their protected health information. In this lesson, policies and procedures will be discussed that will help to e...