Module 1: HIPAA at a Glance

• Estimated Implementation Costs
• Compliance Challenges
• Do The HIPAA Rules Apply To Me?
• Business Associate Test
• If I’m a Covered Entity or Business Associate – What Do I Do?
• What penalties are there for violations?
• Should Business Associates Fear Penalties?
• What if State Laws Conflict?
• How do the Privacy and Security Acts Differ?
• What Are the Implementation Deadlines?

Module 2: What is the Privacy Rule

• Using and Disclosing PHI?
• Patient Rights
• Forms, Forms, Forms
• Notice of Privacy Practice
• Unique Release Situations
• Who Are Non-Business Associate Organizations?
• Employers – What Role Is This Anyway?
• Government Access to PHI
• Minimum Necessary Standard
• Privacy – Can We Talk?
• Arranging the Office
• Must I Document and Provide Patient Access to Oral PHI?
• Are Co-Workers Protected?