How to Conduct A HIPAA Risk Assessment and Write Policies

Description:

Have your done a HIPAA Risk Assessment? Do you know a risk assessment is the first thing the Feds will ask for in an audit? Is your risk assessment adequate? Do you have written policies in place for every single one of the implementation specification of the HIPAA Security Rule (even ones that don’t apply) – do you know this is required!! I will show how to conduct a PROPER risk assessment point by point and how to also avoid scams in the market. We will also be discussing the absolute importance of doing a risk assessment and that this is the first thing the OCR will ask for. I will instruct the listeners on how to write proper policies and procedures which are to be based upon the findings of the risk assessment and how to word the policies to satisfy the Fed. We will also discuss the importance of having policies which are consistent with your procedures and also discuss the negative ramification of cookie cutter templates in the eyes of the Fed...

Course Objective

This course will cover the proper methodologies on conducting a HIPAA Risk Assessment based on the formula used by Federal auditors and via the guidelines of the NIST (National Institute of Standard for Technologies). The course will also cover the most important aspects to be aware of in terms of the Federal auditing process as well as the new risks regarding patients suing for wrongful disclosures.

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Course Outline

• NIST based Risk Assessment – how to conduct properly
• How to avoid scams in the market
• Risk assessment – is not a once and done, must be ongoing and typically annual
• How to write policies and procedures based on risk

Target Audience

• Practice managers.
• Business associates.
• Billing companies. 
• Transcription companies.
• IT companies.
• Answering services. 
• Home health professionals.
• Coders.
• Attorneys.
• MD’s and other Medical professionals.

Speaker: Brian Tuttle,

Brian Tuttle CPHIT, CHP, CBRA, Net+, A+, CCNA, MCP is a Certified Professional in Health IT (CPHIT), Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP), Certified Business Resilience Auditor (CBRA) with over 15 years’ experience in Health IT and Compliance Consulting. Mr Tuttle has worked all of those 15 years with MAG Mutual Healthcare Solutions and is now Senior Compliance Consultant and IT Manager with In Gauge Healthcare Solutions (previously named MAG Mutual Healthcare Solutions). Almost all of Brian’s clients are earned by referral with little or no advertising. Brian is well known and highly regarded in medical circles throughout the United States.

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