HIPAA & Patient Access of Medical Records – Focus on Compliance Enforcement

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) continues to make patient right to access an investigative priority.

To date, there have been more than 40 settlements by OCR because organizations did not comply with patient rights under the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

The webinar will cover how organizations need to comply in meeting requests for timely access to medical records, who can request copies, and understanding a patient’s rights to access their health information under HIPAA.

Webinar Objectives

• Understanding HIPAA Privacy Rule requirements.
• What is Protected Health Information
• What are Permitted and Authorized Disclosures?
• What are rights do Patients have under HIPAA?
• Reviewing many of the settled Patient Right to Access Initiative cases.
• What are the penalties and fines for non-compliance?
• Q&A

Webinar Highlights

• Learn from an expert on to comply with HIPAA Privacy Rule requirements for medical records.
• Learn what OCR found during investigations for these violations.
• See if your organization understands the process for complying with patient and non-patient requests.

Who Should Attend

• Compliance Officer
• HIPAA Privacy Officer
• HIPAA Security Officer
• Medical/Dental Office Managers
• Practice Managers
• Information Systems Manager
• Chief Information Officer
• General Counsel/lawyer
• Practice Management Consultants
• Any Business Associates that access protected health information