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THE ROLE OF IT IN HIPAA COMPLIANCE
- Definition of the role IT plays in HIPAA Compliance
- How to work with an IT Vendor
- Impact of Cloud Computing in HIPAA Compliance
- How to consider an IT vendor as a Business Associate
- Writing IT HIPAA Policies and Procedures
Overview of the webinar
The purpose of this presentation is to help the health care organization structure its HIPAA compliance program in a way that allows the allows IT to be a constructive part of the HIPAA compliance effort. This includes understanding that implementing basic IT resources will NOT alone make the health care organization HIPAA compliant. The program stresses that the IT compliance resources only provide a basis for the organization to be compliant; the organization’s compliance is dependent on the organization’s ability to implement the IT and other resources available to it. The program describes IT security and privacy measures, the need for a business associate agreement with IT vendors, what security resources the IT vendors must provide for the organization to be HIPAA compliant and how to write IT HIPAA policies and procedures.
Who should attend?
- Health Care Organization ownership and Senior Management
- Healthcare Organization Compliance Officer
- Office Management
- Work staff
- Business Associates
- Physicians
Why should you attend?
IT is a critical component in a health care organization’s HIPAA compliance efforts. But, it is just that – a component. IT needs to be considered in the health care organization’s HIPAA compliance from the perspective of the risks and vulnerabilities presented for HIPAA compliance and the resources it can bring to aiding the organization being HIPAA compliant. The health care organization needs to know the role that IT plays in the HIPAA compliance, how to work with software vendors, the responsibilities of software vendors, how to work with your IT department, how to develop IT security policies and procedures and the impact of cloud computing on HIPAA compliance.
Faculty - Mr.James Wener
Jim Wener has over 50 years of experience in assisting health care organizations – both providers and payers- in identifying their automation requirements and helping these organizations select and successfully implement the automation most applicable for their needs. Since 1996 he has been an active lecturer, trainer and HIPAA assessment consultant helping a variety of health care providers (hospitals, payers, clinics and individual physician practitioners) become HIPAA compliant. He developed the IBM HIPAA assessment and training products for their consulting practice. Mr. Wener is a certified HIPAA consultant and has authored articles regarding various topics on the subject. His HIPAA consulting practice offers full HIPAA Assessments, comprehensive HIPAA privacy and security consulting tools, practice walkthrough assessment tools, a full set of HIPAA privacy and security policy and procedures templates, training presentations and a breach mitigation tool – all geared and used by small and large health care organizations. Mr. Wener has also performed as an expert witness on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in HIPAA breach litigation matters.