COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth, Email and Texting

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Deadline: August 01, 2020 | Date: August 01, 2020

Venue/Country: Online event, U.S.A

Updated: 2020-06-18 21:29:56 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

OCR issued important and useful guidance to Providers reviewing HIPAA rules for disclosures of a patient’s protected health information (PHI) during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.

The guidance includes disclosures to family, friends and persons involved in care; disclosures to public health authorities, first responders, the media and disclosures to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health and safety of a person or the public.

Although OCR announced it will not impose penalties on health care providers for noncompliance with certain requirements related to telehealth, it emphasized that most HIPAA Rules protecting the privacy and security of patient information remain in effect and will be enforced. Nevertheless we have seen COVID-19 related disclosures HIPAA privacy violations.

This webinar will cover OCR’s guidance for disclosures of PHI that it is continuing to enforce.

Why you should Attend:

You should attend this webinar to learn how you may disclose PHI without a patient's authorization without giving the patient the opportunity to agree or object to the disclosure during the COVID-19 emergency and how you may disclose PHI that may not be disclosed if a patient objects when the patient is unable to agree or object.

Areas Covered in the Session:

Disclosures of PHI during the COVID-19 Emergency without a patient's authorization

Disclosures of PHI to family, friends and persons involved in the patient's care

Disclosures to Disaster Relief Agencies

Disclosures to Law Enforcement, EMS, Paramedics and other First Responders

Disclosures to Public Health Authorities

Disclosures to the Media

Disclosures to prevent a serious and imminent threat to the health and safety of a person or the public

Best Practices for making and documenting disclosures of PHI

Who Will Benefit:

Health Care Covered Entities

Health Care Providers

Hospitals

Clinics

Health Care Practices of all types and sizes

Physical, Occupational and Behavioral Therapists

Health Plans

Group Health Plan Administrators

Third Party Group Health Plan Administrators

Health Plan Administrators

Personnel

Executive Management - all Covered Entities

Compliance Committee - Covered Entity Board of Trustees

Practice Managers - Covered Entities

Attorneys for Covered Entities - In-house and Outside Counsel

Chief Compliance Officer - all Covered Entities

HIPAA Compliance Officials - Privacy and Security

Patient Engagement and Marketing Specialists

Patient Outreach Coordinators

Risk Managers

Covered Entity Owners and Senior Management

Compliance Committee - Physician, Practitioner-owned Covered Entities

Vendors and Business Associates

Billing companies

Collection Agencies

Practice Management Companies

Health Care Marketing Consultants

Health Care Compliance Consultants

Attorneys for Business Associates - In-house and Outside Counsel

Speaker Profile

Paul R. Hales, J.D. is widely recognized for his expert knowledge and ability to explain the HIPAA Rules clearly in plain language. Paul is an attorney licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States and a graduate of Columbia University Law School with an international practice in HIPAA privacy and security. He is the author of all content in The HIPAA E-Tool®, an Internet-based, complete HIPAA compliance solution with separate editions for Covered Entities, Business Associates, Health Plans and Third Party Administrators.