HIPAA Right of Access Standards: Spot New Risks and Learn How to Avoid Them - On-Demand
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Available ON-DEMAND
Presented on: Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Presented by: Scott Kraft, CPMA, CPC, Auditing Specialist – Compliance, DoctorsManagement
A suite of new laws and regulations have changed patient recordkeeping and access standards, creating a potentially costly environment that is more tightly controlled than ever before.
Central to this evolving landscape are patient right of access standards that have come online through legislation, such as the 21st Century CURES Act, and recent HIPAA guidance. Failure to maintain patient records and allow patients timely access to those records can lead to government investigations, costly fines, and even expensive lawsuits.
In this 60-minute live presentation, you will discover how to avoid pitfalls that have led others into HIPAA breaches, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigations, and other damages to finances and reputation. Plus, you’ll be able to ask our expert speaker questions during the Q&A session at the end of the webinar.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Describe the universe of records to which a patient is entitled under the emerging standards
- Assess whether a patient record request is legitimate on its face or presents problems requiring further inquiries or refusal
- Describe patients’ basic rights to record access under the HIPAA Privacy Rule
- Describe how these rights (and recordkeeper responsibilities) have changed under the 21st Century CURES Act and related “information blocking” rules
- Describe some “hard cases” (e.g., subpoenas) that may look like easy patient record decisions but are not
Agenda
- Review rules and standards of patient recordkeeping per HIPAA
- Understand changes to Right of Access rules and standards after the 21st Century CURES Act, CMS and ONC information blocking, and other rules (e.g., difference between PHI and EHI, electronic records access)
- Navigate new dangers to medical recordkeepers (e.g., the OCR HIPAA Right of Access Initiative prosecutions)
- Learn who is eligible to get patient records besides the patient (e.g., authorized agents, law enforcement under narrow circumstances, courts of law)
- Discover the minimum necessary standard
- Find out what constitutes “timely” patient access and how it varies according to volume, nature of data, and other factors
- Q&A
Who Should Listen?
- Practice managers
- Office managers
- Compliance officers
- Chief compliance officers
- HIPAA officers
Meet the Speaker
Scott Kraft, CPMA, CPC, has worked in the healthcare industry since 2002. He is an auditor for DoctorsManagement and creates content for the firm’s educational division. Kraft oversees the quality assurance process for client audits. He brings extensive experience in more than 30 specialties and is passionate about helping physicians and physician practices achieve success and financial integrity by ensuring that services are billed correctly, and physicians and administrators are trained to document thoroughly. Prior to joining DoctorsManagement, Kraft was director of content management for DecisionHealth, where he developed content strategy and oversaw the distribution of its award-winning publications, audios, and live conferences for physician practice leaders
Continuing Education
AHIMA
This program has been approved for continuing education unit(s) (CEUs) for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting of Approved CEUs from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program provider.
Ability to claim credits for this webinar expires on: 7/19/2023
Instructions
Webinar system requirements and program materials:
To fully benefit from the webinar experience, please note you will need a computer equipped with the following:
Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer or Edge, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari, with JavaScript enabled
Internet: Internet connection (high-speed connection recommended)
Streaming: Access audio/video streaming from any browser on a computer, mobile, or tablet device
Prior to the webinar, you will receive an email with detailed system requirements, your login information, presentation slides, and other materials that you can print and distribute to all attendees at your location.
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