HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance 2020

Overview

While the HIPAA rules have been in place for many years now, the focus of their application has recently changed as technologies and practices have changed, emergencies have been dealt with, and changes to the rules and guidance have occurred, and more changes are on the horizon. In addition, there are changes in other regulations that interact with HIPAA requirements, and that require consideration in your planning. This session will focus on understanding what are the challenges that a HIPAA Privacy Officer faces today, and what are the areas of HIPAA that have changed and are changing still. The session will discuss the latest topics of interest in detail and describe how they relate to t...he regulations and their enforcement today. Patient Rights and controls on uses and disclosures will be explored in depth, including an examination of how the rules work in emergency circumstances, and how they can be changed during declared emergencies. Read more