HIPAA compliance involves not only ensuring you provide the appropriate patient rights and controls on uses and disclosures of protected health information, but each organization must have the proper policies, procedures and technology in place. This starts with understanding the fundamentals of HIPAA compliance and how it impacts IT and how compliance is currently changing.

 

• Understand and differentiate between PHI and PII
• Understand the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules in-depth
• Discuss HIPAA compliance red flag
• Discuss tips for HIPAA compliance audits

I. HIPAA Overview
a. What is HIPAA?
b. Who is subject to HIPAA
II. Information Protection
a. Protected Health Information (PHI)
b. Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
III. HIPAA Privacy Rule
a. Notice of Privacy Practices
b. Reasonable Safeguards
c. Using PHI for Marketing
IV. HIPAA Security Rule
a. Administrative Safeguards
b. Physical Safeguards
c. Technical Safeguards
d. Handling PHI
e. Security Breach
V. PHI Rights of Individuals
VI. Enforcement of HIPAA
VII.HIPAA Compliance Red Flags
VIII.Tips for HIPAA Compliance Audits

 

Auditors and professionals wanting a deeper understanding of HIPAA standards, complying with them and key audit risks and red flags. (NASBA Field of Study: Auditing).