2015 The Year of Changes
Preparing
for the New HIPAA Audit Program
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Fines and penalties for violations of the HIPAA
regulations have been significantly increased and now include mandatory fines
for willful negligence that begin at $10,000 minimum
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HIPAA Audits have been few and far between in
the past, but that's now changing - the HHS will be auditing HIPAA covered
entities and business associates even if there have been no complaints or
problems reported
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Find out what HHS OCR is likely to ask you if
you are a victim of an audit and what you should be prepared for beforehand
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Understand the rules & documentation you
need to comply with, and policies you can adopt that can help you come into
compliance and be prepared for an audit
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Identify the areas that caused the most issues
in the 2012 audits, entities who faced the most problems, and how they can
improve their compliance
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Find out the typical risk issues that lead to
breaches of health information and see how those issues may be a target for
auditors in 2014
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Review the contents of the HIPAA Audit Protocol
used in 2012 to show what documentation needs to be on hand if your organization
be selected for an audit in 2014
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Discuss the HIPAA audit and enforcement
regulations and processes, and how they apply to HIPAA covered entities and
business associates
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Get an overview of the HIPAA Prìvacy, Securìty,
and Breach Notification regulations (and the recent changes to them) and how
they will be audited
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Discuss the good compliance process that can
help you stay compliant and respond to audits more easily
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The process of exporting
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Discuss the results of prior HHS audits (and
their penalties), including recent actions involving multi-million dollar fines
and settlements.
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Get insights on upcoming trends in information
securìty risks to help you plan for the work you'll need to do to stay in
compliance and keep patient information prìvate and secure
With a new year
come many changes , are you prepared for 2015 ?
HEDIS 2015 ?
PQRS 2015
Quality Measures ?
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(HPP) and also the developers of the AccuChecker Product Line is a group of
healthcare consultants servicing physicians and payers since 1983.
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