HIPAA Business Associates: How the regulations have changed, and what you need to do for compliance

Feb. 17, 2011 - PRLog -- Overview: HIPAA Business Associate rules have changed in fundamental ways, with new responsibilities and obligations for HIPAA BAs.

The session will provide attendees the following tools, benefits, and solutions:

   * The audience will learn how business associates are now handled under the law and the proposed regulations and what has changed from the old rules.
   * The suggested and required content for a compliant business associate agreement will be presented.
   * Issues of how to assign liability and costs in the event of a breach will be discussed.
   * Current BAs will learn what they have to do to get their contractors established as their business associates.
   * BAs will discover the new obligations on them to ensure their clients comply with HIPAA in their dealings with the BA.
   * BAs will learn how to be prepared for compliance audits and avoid the mandatory penalties for willful neglect of compliance.

Areas Covered In the Seminar:

   * Learn about the new requirements for HIPAA Business Associates
   * Find out what has changed for Business Associates
   * Learn how the definition of BA has been significantly expanded
   * Learn what goes into a proper Business Associate Agreement
   * Find out about the new, higher enforcement penalties
   * Learn about the new violation categories
   * Learn about being prepared for a HIPAA Compliance Audit

Agenda:

   * Old Ways, New Ways - Changes to the Rules
         o Origins of Changes to Business Associate Rules
         o New Definitions of Business Associates
         o Contractors of Business Associates
   * New Requirements and Changed Requirements for HIPAA Business Associates
         o HITECH Act Required Capabilities
         o Required Amendments to BAAs
         o BAA Provisions to Consider
         o Transitioning to the New Rules
   * Enforcement and Audits
         o New HIPAA Violation Categories
         o New HIPAA Penalty Structure
         o Preparing for HIPAA Audits

Who will benefit:

   * Compliance director
   * CEO
   * CFO
   * Privacy Officer
   * Security Officer
   * Information Systems Manager
   * HIPAA Officer
   * Chief Information Officer
   * Health Information Manager
   * Healthcare Counsel/lawyer
   * Office Manager
   * Contracts Manager

Price List:
Live : $165.00
Corporate live : $695.00
Recorded : $215.00

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