Healthcare organizations would have remembered 2009 as a particularly hectic year regardless of the healthcare reform debate. They confronted new sets of requirements for managing and protecting patient information under American Recovery & Reinvestment Act. And with almost one year under its belt, the Obama Administration has demonstrated a strong commitment to electronic health records and data privacy and security.

While there are many clues, there are still some questions over where this administration is headed from an enforcement perspective. The new breach notification requirements as well as the  broadening of who is covered by HIPAA have made the compliance environment a little murky And that is without including the fundamental reshuffling of enforcement responsibilities for HIPAA privacy and security within HHS.

Not all things are murky, however. Business Associates are becoming an attractive target under HIPAA for federal prosecutors for many reasons.

To help healthcare organizations and Business Associates understand the new regulatory and enforcement environment, Melamedia, LLC, publishers of Health Information Privacy/Security Alert is sponsoring a 90-minute audio seminar:  

The 6th Annual Review of Medical Privacy and Data Security Enforcement 

PARTICIPANTS WILL BE BRIEFED ON:

• The outlook for criminal enforcement of HIPAA and other health data management laws;
• The new enforcement focus on Business Associates;
• Why HIPAA will become a more popular enforcement vehicle for the Justice Department and U.S. Attorneys;
• The implications of OCR's new enforcement rules;
• Key court decisions in 2008;
• The enforcement implications of federal breach notification regulations;
• The latest analysis of OCR and CMS enforcement activities; and

much more.
 

WHO SHOULD LISTEN

• Privacy and Security Officers
• Hospital Compliance Executives
• HIM Professionals
• Physicians
• Healthcare Payers
• Fraud & Abuse Professionals
• Human Resources Executives
• Third Party Administrators
• Benefits Managers

• HIPAA Business Associates
• EHR & EMR Professionals
• Consumer Affairs Professionals
• Personal Data Collection Companies
• Researchers
• State and Federal Government Policymakers
• Biomedical Product Manufacturers
• Healthcare Attorneys
• Healthcare Consultants

THE FACULTY

Peter Winn, Esq.,  Since 1994, Mr. Winn has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice. He is the Civil Health Care Fraud Coordinator in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle, WA. He also teaches a course on privacy at the University of Washington Law School.

Dennis Melamed. Mr. Melamed is the  editor and publisher of Health Information Privacy/Security Alert and has 30 years of experience writing about business and regulatory affairs in Washington, DC. He also is an adjunct professor at the Drexel College of Medicine and the chief editor and lead author of the three-volume HIPAA Handbook reference set.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

• All seminar participants will receive a certificate of participation
• 1.5 IAPP Credits

ORDERING INFORMATION

• Registration with CD recording of event and all background materials: $359  
• Registration alone with all background materials: $279

ORDER AT WWW.MELAMEDIA.COM
 or download the form at www.melamedia.com/12.16.09.Order.Form.pdf
and fax it to 703.619.4912

CAN'T MAKE THE DATE? ORDER THE CD

• The CD recording with all course materials are excellent educational and briefing resources: $289

ORDER AT WWW.MELAMEDIA.COM
or download the form at www.melamedia.com/12.16.09.Order.Form.pdf
and fax it to 703.619.4912

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