Webinar on 2017 HIPAA Audits - an Insider's Perspective

About this Conference

Training Options Duration: 90 Minutes
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 | 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT

Overview: I will be speaking to real life audits conducted by the Federal government for Phase 2 and beyond (I've been on both sides of these audits) what your highest risks are for being fined (some of the risk factors may surprise you). It seems almost daily I am receiving calls from nervous practice managers and compliance officers all over the USA regarding a HIPAA audit letter or call they have received. This lesson will be addressing how practice/business managers (or compliance offers) need to get their HIPAA house in order before the imminent audits occur. It will also address major changes under the Omnibus Rule and any other applicable updates for 2017.

Why should you Attend:

Be prepared for the imminent Federal audit
Protect your practice or business
What factors might spurn a HIPAA audit?are you doing these things?
Why are the Feds enforcing after all these years?

You need to know how to avoid being low hanging fruit in terms of audit risk as well as being sued by individuals, who have had their PHI wrongfully discloses due to bad IT or internal administrative practices. Court cases that are also changing the landscape of HIPAA and patient's ability to sue.TRIAL ATTORNEYS ARE JUST AS DANGEROUS AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THESE DAYS. Do you have an affective HIPAA compliance program? New laws and funding mean increased risk for both business associates and covered entities.

Areas Covered in the Session:
Updates for 2017
Requirements of Compliance Officers
Audit Process
What can cause an Audit
How to avoid Audit
What to do in the event of an Audit
How to speak and deal with Federal Auditors
Risk Assessment
Best Resources

Who Will Benefit:
Practice Managers
Any Business Associates who work with Medical Practices or Hospitals (i.e. Billing Companies, Transcription Companies, IT Companies, Answering Services, Home Health, Coders, Attorneys, etc)
MD's and other Medical Professionals

Speaker Profile
Brian L 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

Important Dates

• Early Bird September 18, 2017
• Conference dates 19 September 2017