WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE: Physicians, behavioral health staff, nursing home facility administrators, pharmacists, human resource staff, privacy officers, HIM directors and managers, compliance officers, legal counsel, risk managers, and anyone else interested in the topic

OVERVIEW:  The HITECH Act and the 2013 publication of the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, a set of final regulations modifying HIPAA privacy, security, and enforcement rules, have reshaped the privacy landscape, and created additional responsibilities for privacy officers and privacy programs. This HIPAA Privacy Officer & Privacy Program Training will provide a comprehensive overview of the HIPAA privacy officer and privacy program responsibilities and an in-depth road map of best practices. This virtual training will include HIPAA-required privacy policies and procedures needed for compliance. Participants will walk away with a comprehensive understanding on how to administer a successful privacy program. This webinar series will cover all ongoing activities of a privacy program related to the development, implementation, maintenance of, and adherence to the organization’s policies and procedures covering the privacy of, and access to, patient health information in compliance with federal and state laws and the healthcare organization’s information privacy practices.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
• Recall the mission and purpose of the Information Privacy Department;
• Review the background and overview of HIPAA and HITECH;
• Define key privacy definitions;
• Express an understanding of the Facility Privacy Officer role; and 
• Identify tools and resources.

MEET YOUR FACULTY: Nanette Awad, RHIA, CHC, CHPS, HIPAA Privacy Educator
Nanette Awad is the founder and president of ePrivacy Officer, LLC and alumni of Saint Louis University’s Health Information Management Program. She was inducted into the Jesuit Honor Society and has served on the American Health Information Management Association Taskforce as a privacy subject-matter expert for the national RHIT and RHIA exams and is an active member of the Health Care Compliance Association, American Health Information Management Association, California Health Information Association, and International Association of Privacy Professionals.


AGENDA:
Part 1: Privacy policies review and discussion will be focused on the following:
Privacy Program; Privacy Official; Minimum Necessary; Right to Access; Right to Amend; Right to Request Privacy Restrictions; Notice of Privacy Practices; Right to Request Confidential Communications; Accounting of Disclosures; Authorization for Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information; Safeguarding Protected Health Information; Mitigating Inappropriate or Unauthorized Access; and Use and/or Disclosure of Protected Health Information.

Part 2: Privacy policies review and discussion will be focused on the following:
Protected Health Information Breach Risk Assessment and Notification; Community Clergy Access to Patient Listings Under the HIPAA Privacy Standards; Designated Record Set; Determination, Uses and Disclosures of De-Identified Information; Fundraising Under the HIPAA Privacy Standards/HITECH; Hybrid Entity; Privacy Complaint Process; Sanctions for Privacy and Information Security Violations; Uses and Disclosures for which an Authorization or an Opportunity to Agree or Object; Uses and Disclosures of PHI to Other Covered Entities; Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information for Involvement in the Patient’s Care and Notification Purposes; Uses and Disclosures Required by Law; Verification of Requestor; and HIPAA and the 21st Century Cures Act.