If you are a healthcare organization that has vendors providing services as a HIPAA Business Associate, managing this process can be confusing. A “business associate” is a person or entity that performs certain functions or activities that involve the use or disclosure of protected health information on behalf of, or provides services to, a covered entity healthcare provider.
Having a systematic process to handle these business relationships to ensure a healthcare organization’s protected health information is being properly accessed and protected by the business associate is critical.
Organizations must know how to identify business associates. Business associate functions and activities include the use of tracking technologies, claims processing or administration; data analysis, processing or administration; utilization review; quality assurance; billing; benefit management; and practice management. Business associate services are legal; actuarial; accounting; consulting; data aggregation; management; administrative; accreditation; and financial.
This webinar is for HIPAA Covered Entities (CEs) and Business Associates (BAs). Criminals increasingly focus cyber-attacks on BAs because one hit can give them access to PHI of all the BA’s customers. Growth of serious BA PHI breaches affecting tens of millions of patients put the spotlight on BA HIPAA compliance, attracting HHS Office for Civil Rights investigations and aggressive private class action lawsuits filed within days of a breach targeting BAs and their CE customers. CEs that did nothing wrong can still be held liable to pay the same civil money penalty as their BA for the BA’s HIPAA violation under the Federal Common Law of Agency which is included in the HIPAA Enforcement Rule.
Simple steps, often overlooked but easy to follow, enable CEs and BAs to protect against costs and damage to their reputations caused by violations of HIPAA Rules that apply to BAs. The chain of HIPAA compliance starts with a CE. It extends to a BA that provides a CE with services involving PHI. And the chain of compliance continues on down to any subcontractors of a BA that perform services involving PHI. BA subcontractors are defined by HIPAA as BAs and are fully liable for compliance.
This webinar explains the interconnected HIPAA compliance responsibilities and liabilities of CEs and BAs. HIPAA Rules that apply to both are easy to follow, step-by-step, when you know the steps.
HIPAA Rules that apply to CEs in dealing with BAs and that BAs must follow are discussed and explained including:
CEs can find themselves fully liable for HIPAA violations committed by BAs and BAs for violations committed by Subcontractors under the little known Federal Common Law of Agency. However, risks associated with BA HIPAA compliance can be managed calmly and confidently by following the HIPAA Rules that are easy to follow, step-by-step.
CEs should attend to see what to look for in Due Diligence, how to obtain HIPAA required satisfactory assurances that a BA is complying with HIPAA and avoid liability by inadvertently making a BA their agent.
BAs should attend this webinar to see exactly what they must do to comply with HIPAA Rules – Security, Privacy and Breach Notification Rules. And what to look for in Due Diligence and how to obtain HIPAA required satisfactory assurances that a Subcontractor BA is complying with HIPAA while avoiding liability by inadvertently making a Subcontractor BA their agent
Covered Entities of all types who disclose PHI to BAs and allow BAs to create, receive, maintain and transmit PHI on their behalf
Business Associates of all types including for example:
Venue: Recorded Webinar
Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) must comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Conditions of Participation located in Appendix W in the manual. This eight-part webinar series will cover the CAH CoP manual. There were changes and new regulations for CAHs in 2020, including a change to all the tag numbers, some which do not include Interpretive Guidelines or Survey Procedures. Changes include infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship, QAPI and Swing Bed changes. This seminar will help CAHs comply with specific CoP problem areas, such as nursing care plans, necessary policies and procedures, medication administration and drug storage, and informed consent to name a few. Part Two of Eight: Emergency Services, Staffing and Responsibilities, Provision of Services, Emergency Procedures and EMTALA Objectives Describe staffing requirements and supervision Recall the required14 emergency department written policies that must be present Describe that CMS has a list of emergency drugs and equipment every CAH must have Recall that a CAH must comply with EMTALA requirements Emergency Services 14 Emergency department policies ED staffing Equipment, Supplies, and Medication Blood and Blood Products Staffing/Personnel Coordination with Emergency Response Systems Staffing and Responsibilities Staffing and responsibilities Physician supervision Transfer of patient Patient admissions Provision of Services Patient care policies Scope of services Emergency medical services Medical management Diagnostic and therapeutic services Supplies Outpatient services Outpatient director Inpatient services Census and Ensuring compliance EMTALA Physician lists Central log Medical Screening examination Admit or transfer Appendix and Resources
Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) must comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Conditions of Participation located in Appendix W in the manual. This eight-part webinar series will cover the CAH CoP manual. There were changes and new regulations for CAHs in 2020, including a change to all the tag numbers, some which do not include Interpretive Guidelines or Survey Procedures. Changes include infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship, QAPI and Swing Bed changes. This seminar will help CAHs comply with specific CoP problem areas, such as nursing care plans, necessary policies and procedures, medication administration and drug storage, and informed consent to name a few. Part Four of Eight: Governing Board, Agreements and Contracted Services, QAPI, Discharge Planning Objectives Describe that CMS requires the Board enter into a written agreement for telemedicine services Describe requirements for contract management for a CAH Describe the essential elements of a QAPI program and Board responsibilities Recall the requirement for when a discharge evaluation must be completed Organizational Structure and Governing Body/Individual Governing body/Individual’s responsibilities Appointment to medical staff Telemedicine services and requirements Required disclosures Agreements and Contracted Services Agreement with providers or suppliers Lab and diagnostic services Food services Quality Assurance Performance Improvement - QAPI Changes to the QAPI program Requirements of a QAPI program QAPI standards Data collection and analysis Reference: Standards and guidelines for Acute hospitals Discharge Planning Need for effective discharge planning process Discharge evaluation and plan Review of discharge planning process Requirement to assist in PAC selection Appendix and Resources
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The Federal and state unemployment insurance issues are another employment liability that employers must manage. Unlike other taxes however, state UI taxes and costs are experience-rated. Thus, employers have significant ability to control their sate UI tax liability. Additionally, because UI often becomes the gateway for other employment related costs, proper management of employers’ UI activities can have a positive impact on these liabilities. Unemployment insurance taxes and costs have increasingly become more important and represent a potentially critical liability. For some employers, UI tax liabilities and their relationship to other employment related costs have become significantly more important and now have a measurable impact on the bottom line. While higher UI tax liabilities are just most obvious risk created by employee separations and unemployment insurance claims; they are only the beginning. Unemployment insurance claims increasingly expose organizations to other potential liabilities: from wage and hour violations for misclassifying independent contractors, to providing plaintiffs with discovery opportunities in other types of employment litigation. Effective management of your organization’s unemployment insurance experience provides you with the opportunity to improve your talent management results, improve your hiring and onboarding processes, enhance your performance management and discipline procedures, and reduce your exposure to discrimination and wrongful discharge claims. Effective UI management allows you to use UI metrics to assess human capital risks, measure supervisor and manager performance, more accurately allocate resources, and have a positive impact on the bottom line. This webinar provides an update on federal and state UI issues, assesses the risks and costs associated with UI taxes and benefits, reviews the interconnection between UI and other employment and tax issues, and discusses effective UI tax management and cost control techniques. Why You Should Attend Gain an understanding of key unemployment insurance issues Discuss the strategic issues of employment stabilization and employee separation management Learn to identify and assess the risks associated with the federal-California UI program Discuss the financial implications of UI liabilities Learn how sound HR management practices reduce an organization’s exposure to UI liabilities and costs Identify and use UI Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Areas Covered in this Session Update on 2024-2025 UI tax liabilities A discussion of federal UI law and potential changes Critical assessment of sttate UI laws Managing your organization’s UI tax liabilities Managing employment issues that impact your UI tax liabilities and other employment costs Who will Benefit HR professionals Payroll managers UI Specialists Operations managers CFOs Risk managers Compliance managers External and Internal Auditors