HIPAA TRAINING FOCUS OF SPECIAL AUDIO CONFERENCE
HIPAA education and training requirements, mandated under the law, pose a key challenge for most healthcare organizations. Staff education and training is an integral part of the HIPAA implementation and compliance process.
Strategies for developing HIPAA education plans must address a broad spectrum of issues, according to Robert Jenkins, publisher, HIPAA Bulletin for Management.
Under section § 164.530, of the HIPAA Administrative requirements, there is the requirement for standard training, Jenkins said.
"A covered entity must train all members of its workforce on the policies and procedures with respect to protected health information required by this subpart, as necessary and appropriate for the members of the workforce to carry out their function within the covered entity," according to the regulations.
Although HIPAA education and training is underway among covered entities, one recent industry survey found, much more needs to be done on an ongoing basis to comply with HIPAA provisions.
The survey found that staff education about the new privacy rule is under way; most organizations have held one or two hours of training on HIPAA privacy regulations for the majority of stakeholders, such as physicians, staff, executives and board members, the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) said.
Fifty-five percent of respondents indicated their board of directors had received one or two hours of HIPAA education, 52 percent indicate the same for staff, while 46 percent report that medical staff had received one or two hours of training on HIPAA privacy, and 42 percent of executive staff has received the same, according to the survey.
However, the survey also indicated that 43 percent of medical staff, 30 percent of board of directors, 31 percent of staff, and 8 percent of executive staff have received no HIPAA privacy training.
A key component for successful HIPAA implementation and ongoing compliance is the education of your managers and staff.
That's why "Developing HIPAA Awareness and Training Programs For Your Staff," a new audio conference on CD ROM was organized.
This program has been suggested by your colleagues as a needed "next step" in assuring that their organizations adapt the work-a-day "cultural" changes necessary to come into compliance with the HIPAA requirements.
Learn how to make the necessary changes within your workforce to create a HIPAA-compliant environment in which employees are made aware of the behavioral changes needed to adequately protect health information according to the legislation with this live 90-minute audio conference
"Developing HIPAA Awareness and Training Programs for Your Staff"
PANELISTS:
- Russell Taylor, director of educational services for the Global Healthcare Division of Covansy
- Kathleen LePar, senior consultant with Beacon Partners
This Audio Conference on CD ROM will be great for training and orientation of your top management, department heads and supervisors. Use the conference as the basis for planning the rest of your organization's HIPAA educational activities.
EDUCATION CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCCESS AND FAILURE
In order for organizations to achieve compliance, anyone who comes into contact with protected health information (PHI) needs to be educated about HIPAA compliance procedures, HIPAA experts say. Because HIPAA will entail an ongoing effort, education efforts need to be ongoing as well.
PROGRAM AGENDA:
- How to develop a variety of education techniques, such as classroom-based, computer-based and intranet training methods
- How to educate all employees about HIPAA and medical privacy and how it affects their jobs.
- Set up a schedule for periodic reminder sessions
- Be proactive in your efforts — don't just focus on what is required right now, but anticipate and delve into what is going to need to happen overtime
- The specifics of implementation training
- Who should be trained
- What a covered entity must provide in training that meets the HIPAA regulation requirements
- Timing and training requirements for members of the covered entity's workforce and new members
- Documentation requirements of the training
Hospitals, health plans, physician practices and clearinghouses have much at stake. Organize your key staff responsible for HIPAA education and training and reserve your conference room. The modest registration fee covers your site so you can include as many staff as necessary.
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
CEOs, key management executives, department heads, HIPAA task force team members, compliance officers, Hospitals, Health Insurers, Managed Care Organizations, Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Companies, Medical Device Manufacturers, Healthcare Technology Companies.
PRICING:
- $189 for the recorded audio conference on CD-ROM and conference materials
