With stolen laptop computers and misplaced CDs containing confidential patient information and the risks and reliability of contracting with third-party vendors, healthcare providers and payors are becoming increasingly susceptible to data security breaches. Although HIPAA security regulations provide a guideline concerning data safeguards, there hasn’t been enough enforcement to ensure that the proper protections are in place.
Recent incidents at healthcare organizations have added fuel to the fire surrounding healthcare data security. And awareness of healthcare privacy and security issues has only increased as the rise in identity theft has become a major concern for consumers.
News of healthcare security breaches has dominated the headlines, with many health care organizations experiencing data breaches costing millions of dollars in recovery and remediation fees. Not only can data breaches have significant financial and legal ramifications, they may even have more of an impact on public image leading to privacy-related PR nightmares.
Join Health Resources Publishing to hear strategies from legal, healthcare compliance consulting and medical record experts in “Beyond HIPAA: Today's Critical Strategies in Healthcare Privacy and Data Security,” a special 90-minute audio conference on CD-ROM. The speakers will share the recent legal developments surrounding data security, their best practices and recommendations for good privacy and security.
Agenda
- Beyond HIPAA – The Emerging Privacy and Data Security Legislative Landscape
- The Importance of Developing an Organization Wide Privacy and Data Security Program
- Examples of Recent Data Breaches and the Estimated Cost to the Organization
- Expanded Use of Remote Access Devices
- New e-Discovery Requirements
- Recent Class Action Litigation
- Cost of Security Controls vs. Cost of Breach
- Handling Data Breaches
- Preventive Strategies – Minimizing the Risk of a Data Breach
- New Strategies for Safeguarding for EPHI
- How to Protect Data that is Accessed Off Site and by 3rd Party Vendors
- Safeguards for Healthcare Organizations
- Best Practices for Data Management and Data Storage
- The Importance of Well Drafted Business Associate Agreements
- Question and Answer Session
CEOs, COOs, CIOs, hospital and managed care executives, data security and IT managers, privacy officers, compliance officers, internal auditors, legal counsel, implementation consultants, medical directors, healthcare public relations executives, health plans and providers, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare technology companies, PBMs, compliance officers, operations executives, executive directors, team leaders, planners, product managers, knowledge managers, department heads, healthcare management, TPAs, network managers, physician practice management, medical management directors, PHO and IPA leadership.
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