Attorneys at Oscislawski LLC together with the New Jersey Hospital Association present this highly informational Webinar on compliance steps hospitals can take to attempt to manage the risks associated with use of technologies that include online tracking tools.
Join me for a pair of 1.5hr Information Blocking Workshops designed to work thorough the nitty-gritty details of the Information Blocking Rule. The first Workshop will take place WEDNESDAY (9/30) so don’t delay! Workshops will include use cases and scenarios aimed at real challenges faced by health care providers looking to comply with these new regulatory standards for access and sharing of electronic health information. Registrants will receive 2 sample P&Ps, and much more!
CMS & ONC have promulgated their Final Rules to implement the 21st Century Cures Act. A main goal is to accelerate the access, exchange and use of electronic health information (EHI). One way this is being accomplished is to require certain entities and actors to provide Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that use a new standard for data access and exchange called Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (aka “FHIR”). These new standards for adopting FHIR for information exchange is expected to exponentially accelerate individuals ability to access and share EHI through mobile apps, as well as allow any third-party adopting such FHIR standards to obtain access to such EHI. Especially for HIPAA Privacy Officers, Security Officers, Compliance Officers and attorneys who have for years focused on ensuring that their organizations do not make the mistake of releasing protected health information to a third-party in violation of federal or state privacy and security laws, I feel your pain on FHIR!
Need access to current information about COVID-19 and Medicare? CMS is holding stakeholder engagement calls to provide an opportunity for hospitals, health systems, and providers. The Webcast sessions are intended to provide updates, share best practices among peers, and offer attendees an opportunity to ask questions of CMS and other subject matter experts.
Join the NJ Chapter of HIMSS and Helen Oscislawski for this Webinar to get a lean and focused overview of what you need to do to comply with ONC’s and CMS’s final rules implementing the 21st Century Cures Act. On April 24, 2020, the OIG also released its Proposed Rule on CMPs to be imposed against Actors who engage in prohibited “Information Blocking.” These new rules turn on their heads certain HIPAA policies and procedures.
A State Court of Appeals recently reinstated a patient’s claim that an Indiana hospital is vicariously liable for the actions of its employee who shared the patient’s confidential information with an unauthorized third party. Although the lower court originally dismissed the case, the appellate court found that there is a “genuine issue of fact” and remanded the case for further proceedings. Now a potential monetary settlement teeters on the edge as the hospital’s potential liability for this employee’s HIPAA non-compliance rests in the hands of further proceedings in the lower court – so, you might want to ask why did this happen in the first place?
* HIPAA Training that is too basic and not focused on specific risk areas and organizational policies is not only non-compliant, but also largely ineffective.
* HIPAA covered entities should have clear policies and training that address specific employee behaviors that are “high risk” for HIPAA violations.
* Organizations must make sure they are training EVERYONE, and implementing effective Security Reminders.
A HIPAA “Business Associate” is a person, other than a member of the workforce, who creates, receives, maintains or transmits PHI in the performance of services or functions for or on behalf of a Covered Entity. Treatment and Payment disclosures do NOT create a HIPAA BA relationship. Conduits are not HIPAA BAs, but the exception is very narrow. Covered Entities should review each HIPAA BA Agreement is needed, or not.
Webinar: HIPAA and HIT Best Practices for Hospital Executives & Board Trustees Webinar Topic: Health IT Webinar for Hospital Executives and Board Trustees Date: May 21, 2014 Time: 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. EST Presenter: Helen Oscislawski, Esq. Register here:...
Helen Oscislawski Invited to Speak at National HIPAA Summit I attend the annual National HIPAA Summit in Washington D.C. every year to keep on top of developments with HIPAA and related topics, and so I was thrilled to find out that one of the Co-Chairs of the ONC Privacy and Security Tiger Team...
Helen to Speak on Solving Privacy Dilemmas with Health Information Exchange at national Health Care Info Privacy Forum To Register, click here.