Learn best practices to protect patient privacy and shield your organization from potential legal and financial consequences.
Revising electronic medical records carries both visible and hidden risks, particularly concerning compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Under HIPAA, strict privacy, security, and breach notification regulations govern the handling of patient information, with enforcement carried out by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Any amendments or late entries to medical records are meticulously documented in an audit trail, creating a chronology that can be scrutinized in court with the help of digital forensic experts. Violations of HIPAA, whether through unauthorized revisions or breaches, can lead to severe enforcement actions and investigations. To mitigate these risks, healthcare professionals should adhere to best practices, such as issuing verbal communication warnings, ensuring proper authentication of persons requesting information, being cautious with text messaging and answering machines, conducting regular security risk assessments, and considering cyber liability insurance. Understanding and following these guidelines not only protects patient privacy but also shields healthcare organizations from potential legal and financial consequences.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to review the Federal Law for HIPAA.
- You will be able to discuss consquences of HIPAA Violations.
- You will be able to explain the risks of violating HIPAA.
- You will be able to identify best practices for HIPAA compliance when managing closed medical records.
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Agenda
| Overview of the Federal Law HIPAA | |
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| Revisions to Medical Records Never Silent | |
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| Consequences of HIPAA Violations | |
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| Best Practices for HIPAA Compliance | |
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- ACHE 1.5
- The American College of Healthcare Executives no longer pre-approves courses or organizations. Participants in this program wishing to have the continuing education hours applied toward ACHE Qualified Education credit should indicate their attendance when submitting an application to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification.
ACHE Qualified Education credit must be related to healthcare management (i.e., it cannot be clinical, inspirational, or specific to the sponsoring organization). It can be earned through educational programs conducted or sponsored by any organization qualified to provide educational programming in healthcare management. Programs may be sponsored by ACHE, chapters or other qualified sources, whether the programming is face-to-face or distance offerings (webinars, online seminars, self-study courses, etc.).
- AHIMA 1.5 including Health Law and Compliance 1.5
- This program has been approved for 1.5 continuing education units for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting prior approval from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program sponsor.
- HFMA 1.5
- This course is approved by HFMA for certification maintenance of continuous educational points and will equal 1.5 points of classroom instruction.
This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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This course was last revised on October 29, 2020.
Call 1-866-352-9540 for further credit information.
This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
Who should attend?
This live webinar is designed for medical records directors, health information managers, coders, compliance officers, billing managers, administrators, physicians, nurses, and other medical facility staff.
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Rachel Henderson, Ph.D., MS, RN, HCRM
Medical Legal Concepts, LLC
- Founder and CEO of Medical Legal Concepts, LLC
- National speaker on healthcare-related topics including regulatory compliance, in-person, webinar, and virtual
- Provides consultation for healthcare institutions addressing quality and compliance issues
- Author of several publications related to legal aspects of documentation and standards of care
- Past-President of Florida Speakers Association; and member of National Speakers Association, American Nurses Association, and American Society of Healthcare Risk Managers
- Owner of Medical Legal Concepts Academy https://academy.medicalegalconcepts.com/
- Ph.D. degree in public policy and administration: law and public policy; master’s degree in nursing; health care risk manager
- Can be contacted at 800-259-8058 or [email protected]
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