New HIPAA Security Rule: Clarified and Explained

Faculty : Brian L Tuttle
Date : 05 December ’24

This HIPAA Security Rule webinar will be addressing how practice/business managers (or compliance officers) need to get their HIPAA house in order before the imminent audits occur. It will also address major changes under the HIPAA Security Rule and any other applicable updates for 2024. Areas also covered will be texting, email, encryption, medical messaging, voice data and risk factors as they relate to IT. Brian will also go into details regarding the top areas of non-compliance relating to the Security Rule and common sense ways (and resources) to get this fixed!

The primary goal is to ensure everyone is well educated on what is the myth and what is the reality with this law, there is so much misleading information all regarding the do’s and don’ts with HIPAA – Brian will add clarity for compliance officers and/or practice managers/business owners. He will uncover myths versus reality as it relates to this very enigmatic law based on over 1000 risk assessments performed as well as years of experience in dealing directly with the Office of Civil Rights HIPAA auditors. Brian will also speak to real life litigated cases he has worked where HIPAA is being used to justify state cases of negligence – THIS IS BECOMING A HUGE RISK! In addition, this course will cover the highest risk factors for being sued as well as being audited (these two items tend to go hand in hand).

Why should you Attend?

• Do you know what’s involved and what you need to do under the HIPAA Security Rule?
• Why should you be concerned?
• Court cases that are changing the landscape of HIPAA and patient’s ability to sue!
• TRIAL ATTORNEYS ARE MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT!!

It is important to understand the new changes going on at Health and Human Services as it relates to the enforcement of HIPAA for both covered entities and business associates as it relates to what we need to do as compliance officers. You need to know how to avoid being low hanging fruit in terms of audit risk as well as being sued by individuals who have had their PHI wrongfully discloses due to bad IT or internal administrative practices.

Areas Covered:

• Updates for 2024
• HIPAA Security Rule vs HIPAA Privacy Rule
• Requirements of Compliance Officers
• Real Life Litigated Cases
• BYOD
• Portable Devices
• Business Associates and the increased Burden
• Emailing of PHI
• Texting of PHI
• Federal Audit Process
• HIPAA and Suing – how this works
• Risk Assessment
• Best Resources

• Practice Managers
• MD’s and other Medical Professionals
• Any business associates who work with medical practices or hospitals (i.e. billing companies, transcription companies, IT companies, answering services, home health, coders, attorneys, etc)

Companies/Organizations

• Private practice
• Hospitals
• Billing companies
• Transcriptions companies
• Home health groups
• Health insurance
• Ambulatory
• IT companies
• Attorneys