HIPAA Compliance Requirements as a Result of the New Stimulus Package – Understanding the Changes

Upon signing the approved stimulus package and highlighting the role of health care, President Obama has provided the healthcare community, including Payors, with some new challenges.  In this one hour webinar, our presenter will provide participants with an opportunity to learn more about some of the ramifications of this bill, focusing on HIPAA compliance as it relates specifically to the new breach notification requirements, accounting of disclosures requirements, changes to the minimum necessary rule, and changes in business associate agreements.  We will also discuss changes to the enforcement provisions of the rule and the challenges they present.

Main Topics to be addressed:

• Notifications for Breach of Security – when and how to report
• “Minimum Necessary" – what it means and how it is changing
• Accounting of disclosure requirements for electronic information
• Enforcement – new avenues to watch out for

Bio

Amy Fehn is a health care attorney who has been counseling health care providers and other covered entities on the HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations since their inception.  Prior to graduating from law school, Ms. Fehn was a Registered Nurse at Summa Health System in Akron, Ohio, and later worked as a clinical systems analyst for the hospital's clinical information system.

Ms. Fehn has authored and co-authored numerous articles on health care issues and has spoken on HIPAA to various local and national organizations. She is the co-author of workbooks on HIPAA Privacy for the Michigan Osteopathic Association (MOA), the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA) and United Communications Group and is the co-author of a workbook on HIPAA Security published by United Communications Group.  She was also a member of the State Bar of Michigan’s HIPAA Task Force.