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Next Phase of Nationwide EHRs: Applying HIPAA & HITECH to Accountable Care Organizations
Melamedia Webinar Examines Privacy, Security Aspects of Coordination of Care Incentive Program
Webinar Tuesday, December 20, 2011 1 pm – 2:30 pm EASTERN	Qualifies for IACC CEs Contact: Katalin Sugar 703.704.5665

HHS regulations establishing Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) represent the next step in the movement towards adopting and leveraging electronic health records and electronically exchanging patient data. That means privacy and security officers will occupy an important seat at the table as healthcare organizations start establishing the real world parameters of data stewardship across multiple organizations and state lines.

The bottom line: the Nov. 2 regulations, which provide incentives for coordination of care, present new challenges in complying with HIPAA because healthcare providers may have to adjust their existing HIPAA privacy and security policies to work with other covered entities.

For example, providers may need to re-evaluate what constitutes a medical record when it is maintained across multiple organizations. Moreover, coordination of care will require clear lines of responsibility and oversight for security and breach response.

The ACO program also will not pre-empt state laws which means that participating providers will have to accommodate patient protections stricter than those under HIPAA and other laws affecting medical privacy.

As important, the emphasis on patient-centeredness should prompt covered entities to re-examine how they communicate and manage authorizations from patients using their EHR systems.

To assist healthcare privacy and security officers and other health data stewards understand the HIPAA perquisites for establishing and maintaining an accounting care organization, Health Information Privacy Security Alert is sponsoring and producing a 90-minute webinar:

The Next Phase of Nationwide EHRs:
Applying HIPAA & HITECH to Accountable Care Organizations

PARTICIPANTS WILL BE BRIEFED ON:

• HIPAA-compliant organizational structures for ACOs;

• Points to consider in defining a designated record set for an ACO and participating providers;

• Dealing with state laws on privacy and security in ACOs;

• Key areas of risk assessment and risk management in ACO data flows;

• The roles and responsibilities of Business Associates in ACOs;

• Managing patient rights under HIPAA and ACOs; and
  much more
  

WHO SHOULD LISTEN

• Senior Healthcare Executives

• Privacy and Security Officers

• HIPAA Business Associates

• Healthcare Researchers

• HIM Professionals

• Healthcare Providers

• Pharmacy Executives

• Healthcare Payers

• HR Professionals

• Business Insurers

• Patient Outreach Professionals

• EHR Professionals

• PHR Vendors

• State and Federal Government Policymakers

• Consumer Affairs Professionals

• Data Collection Companies

• Healthcare Attorneys

• Healthcare Consultants

THE FACULTY

Adam Greene is a veteran health law attorney and a former key regulator at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he played a fundamental role in administering and enforcing HIPAA privacy, security, and breach notification rules. At HHS, Adam was responsible for determining how HIPAA rules apply to new and emerging health information technologies. He was instrumental in the development of the current enforcement process.

Dennis Melamed, Mr. Melamed is editor and publisher of Health Information Privacy/Security Alert and the monthly HIPAA & Breach Enforcement Statistics. He is an adjunct professor at the Drexel College of Medicine where he teaches courses on health data stewardship, federal regulation of biomedical research and trends in medical device regulation. Dennis works extensively as a regulatory affairs analyst and researcher and has served as consultant on health data stewardship issues for a number of organizations, including the National Governors Association's State Alliance for E-Health.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

• All seminar participants will receive a certificate of participation

• 1.5 IAPP Credits for both event and CD

ORDERING INFORMATION

• Registration with CD recording of event and all background materials: $249
  
• Registration alone with all background materials: $199

ORDER AT WWW.MELAMEDIA.COM
 or download the form at http://www.melamedia.com/12.20.11.ACO.Order.Form.pdf
and fax it to 703.619.4912

CD ORDERING

The CD recording with all course materials are excellent educational and briefing resources: $209

Download the form at http://www.melamedia.com/12.20.11.ACO.Order.Form.pdf
and fax it to 703.619.4912

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