In this practical webinar, you will learn about recent enforcement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and how it relates to other upcoming regulations regarding Data Blocking. You will also address what may be expected in new HIPAA enforcement actions. You will review the requirements for documented compliance activities and how to maintain such documentation. You will also explore the tools developed by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, such as the HIPAA Audit Protocol of 2018, and their role in establishing compliance and readiness to respond to enforcement investigations and audits.
Current enforcement topics of interest include the provision of individual access of PHI, for which the rules have recently been adjusted to accommodate a Federal court ruling limiting the rights of individuals to direct the delivery of their information to any party. The US Department of Health and Human Services and state attorneys general are also now vigorously enforcing the rules involving HIPAA Business Associates, and entities that do not manage the relationship properly can pay multi-million-dollar penalties in enforcement actions. Moreover, penalties have all been increased by a cost-of-living adjustment, indicating no slackening of interest in HIPAA enforcement at HHS.
Upon course completion, you will be able to:
- Identify the current priorities in enforcement at HHS.
- Determine what is necessary to show compliance in a HIPAA enforcement review.
- Review the penalties for noncompliance.
- Use the prior audit results and enforcement actions to date as tools to identify issues that should be dealt with to ensure successful compliance reviews.
- Determine how the HIPAA Audit Protocol can be used to prepare for compliance and ensure the necessary documentation is in place for any audit or enforcement review.
- Assess the future of the HIPAA audit and enforcement programs and what the next steps in HIPAA compliance enforcement might be.
- Outline the kinds of enforcement actions that have taken place involving HIPAA Business Associates, and how to prevent violations leading to enforcement action.
Jim Sheldon-Dean
Lewis Creek Systems, LLC
Jim Sheldon-Dean is the founder and director of compliance services at Lewis Creek Systems, LLC, a Vermont-based consulting firm founded in 1982, providing information privacy and security regulatory compliance services to a wide variety of health care entities. He is a frequent speaker regarding HIPAA, including speaking at the annual NIST/OCR HIPAA Security Conference. Mr. Sheldon-Dean has more than 30 years of experience in policy analysis and implementation, business process analysis, information systems and software development, and eight years of experience doing hands-on medical work as a Vermont certified volunteer emergency medical technician. Mr. Sheldon-Dean received his B.S. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Vermont and his master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
CLE Credits (Law)
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HR Credits
| Credit | Value | Type | Format |
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| HRCI | 1.5 |
General |
On-Demand/Recording |
| SHRM | 1.5 |
General |
On-Demand/Recording |
Compliance Credits
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| CCB | 1 | On-Demand/Recording |
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