What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You - and Your Client!
For a long time, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) meant nothing more than signing an unread privacy statement when you went to the doctor’s office or a hospital. How things have changed!
No longer the sole concern of covered entities like doctors, hospitals and health plans, HIPAA’s reach now extends to “business associates” (including law firms) of covered entities, and to business associate subcontractors. Breaches of health data must now be reported to the affected individuals and, in large cases, to the media and to HHS, which posts those breaches on its “Wall of Shame.” Annual data security risk assessments are now required. No longer a toothless tiger, HIPAA is now vigorously enforced by federal and state governments, as well as by the plaintiffs’ bar through class actions. HIPAA compliance audits will resume shortly. Fines and penalties have been enhanced. Criminal prosecutions for egregious violations have resulted in jail sentences.
And all of this has occurred against the backdrop of sophisticated hacking attacks like the Anthem attack.
This annual update examines the challenges of HIPAA compliance in an age of hacking attacks and increased oversight. Learn what must be done to become and remain HIPAA-complaint. Register today to help your clients (and you) comply and avoid costly fines & penalties.
Learn about recent developments concerning:
• The Privacy Rule: what has changed, what is the same and what is being changed
• The Security Rule: how to keep health data secure, uncorrupted, unaltered and available for use
• The Breach Notification Rule: from lost laptops to criminal hacks
• Whether you or your client are Business Associates and what that means
• HIPAA Enforcement: audits, fines, penalties, corrective action plans and jail time
...and more!
NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 3.3 hours of total CLE credit.
| Credits |
| NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 3.3 credits (50 minute hour) |
| PA CLE: 2.5 substantive credits pending ($12 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program) |
| NY CLE (t&n/t): 3.0 professional practice credits |
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Door Registration: $210