HIPAA Compliance for Remote Workers virtual, sheridan

OVERVIEW
HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates, suddenly forced by the pandemic to have staff work from home, discovered costs could be reduced when staff worked remotely instead of coming in to work every day. The pandemic also forced organizations to make up protocols to protect PHI at remote locations virtually overnight with little time to train or properly equip workforce members. Consequently, new, previously unconsidered HIPAA breach risks plagued staff trying to do their job in new settings and protect the privacy and security of the PHI they were working with.
This webinar draws on remote work lessons learned during and after the pandemic to provide HIPAA compliance guidance for both Covered Entities and Business Associates that continue with workforce members working remotely at least part of the time.

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
Attend this webinar to see how your remote work PHI safeguards measure up to hard-learned best practices during the pandemic. Cyber-criminal attacks on the healthcare industry increased dramatically during the pandemic. PHI in remote workplaces is a low-hanging fruit for criminals. Even more worrisome is that unsecured remote workplaces offer criminals a back door to the parent organization and its affiliates. Remote work is not going away. Make it a priority to protect PHI maintained, transmitted, created, and received by staff at remote workplaces.

AREAS COVERED
Impact of the Pandemic
Remote Work – The New Normal
Why Protecting PHI Privacy is Essential
HIPAA Rules and Remote Work Protocols
‣ a. Privacy Rule
‣ b. Security Rule
‣ c. Breach Notification Rule
Remote Work Checklist Guidance

WHO WILL BENEFIT
Health Care Providers
HIPAA compliance officials, IT staff, and senior management
Group Health Plans – Fully Insured or Self-fundedHIPAA compliance officials
IT staff and senior management
Health Plan Brokers
Health Plan Third-Party Administrators
Business Associates
HIPAA compliance officials, IT staff, and senior management

About speaker
Paul R. Hales, J.D. is widely recognized for his ability to explain HIPAA Rules clearly in plain language. He is an attorney licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, a graduate of Columbia University Law School, and a Senior Counselor of the Missouri Bar with an international practice in HIPAA privacy and security. Paul is the author of all content in The HIPAA E- Tool®, an Internet-based, complete HIPAA compliance solution with separate editions for Health Care Providers, Business Associates, Health Plans, and Third third-party administrators.