HIPAA Security Overview - Webinar By MentorHealth

FREMONT, Calif. - June 12, 2013 - PRLog -- Why Should You Attend: The new Omnibus Privacy Final Rules and Meaningful Use have substantially strengthened the requirements for Security compliance for everyone to whom the rules apply, including covered entities (provider of care, healthcare payers, health plans and clearinghouses), business associates and sub-contractors. Policies, Business Associate Agreements and Notices of Privacy Practices all must be updated to meet these requirements, With the advent of meaningful use incentives, which require security compliance has become even more crucial. This seminar will provide details about the rules that impact your compliance plans, policies and other documents.

Areas Covered in the Session:
Overview of the most important HIPAA security rules, their documentation and enforcement.
How OCR audit protocols are impacting the HIPAA compliance community and how to document your compliance activities to successfully navigate these audits.
Security rules and meaningful use requirements, including security risk assessments.
Examination of physical, technical, administrative, security rule requirements.
Workforce education and training requirements.

Who Will Benefit:
Privacy and Security Officers
Physician Practice Administrators
HIM (Medical Record) Managers and staff
physicians interested in HIPAA
Any company doing business with a provider of care, including Business Associates and Sub-contractors

Kelly McLendon RHIA, CHPS (credentialed in medical records management and healthcare privacy and security) has been involved in HIM since the beginning and his 36-year career spans nearly the entire realm of HIM. His expert knowledge comes from working on many sides of HIM, including management, vendor and consultant roles. Throughout his career, he has worked with both AHIMA and FHIMA (Florida) in various positions ranging from FHIMA Director to the Chair of numerous committees and workgroups. These include serving as an expert for AHIMA on Legal Health Records, Meaningful Use and the Privacy and Security Practice Council. Kelly’s accolades include a Triumph Visionary award and two Literary Awards from AHIMA, the Distinguished Member and Literary Awards for FHIMA.

Kelly is a nationally sought after speaker, performing dozens of engagements annually on a wide range of subjects including privacy, security, legal health records, meaningful use, CDI and the ICD-10 coding transition.