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New Recovery Act HIPAA Requirements
Self-Assessment and Compliance Guide For Health Care Providers and Health Plans

To help you comply with the new HIPAA amendments enacted as part of the Recovery Act, Bricker & Eckler LLP has developed an on-line self-assessment and compliance guide that will provide essential information and best practices to comply with the HIPAA amendments set forth in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). This program is similar in format and scope to the previous HIPAA on-line programs offered by Bricker and Eckler LLP, The Quality Management Consulting Group, Ltd., and the Ohio Hospital Association to health care providers, and by Bricker & Eckler LLP to health plans across the country.

Why You Should Subscribe to the HIPAA Self-Assessment And Compliance Guide

With the new HIPAA requirements imposed on health care providers and health plans in the Recovery Act, including increased penalties and broader enforcement authority, all health care providers and health plans will need to modify their current HIPAA policies and procedures to bring them into compliance with the new requirements. This online program is designed to provide a user friendly format for self-assessment, and includes all the forms necessary to bring your organization into compliance with the new requirements, and two hours of consulting time with health care attorneys experienced with HIPAA to assist you in your compliance efforts.

Your Subscription to the HIPAA Self-Assessment And Compliance Guide Includes the Following:

• Periodic information and updates on statutory changes, new regulations, the regulatory process, enforcement, and tips to assist your compliance efforts.

• Step by step guidance on how to analyze and comply with the new requirements imposed under the Recovery Act, including the following:

  • New notification requirements in the event of a breach of PHI

  • New access requirements for electronic health records.

  • New accounting requirements for disclosures of PHI contained in electronic health records

  • New requirements related to requests for restrictions on certain disclosures of protected health information .

  • New restrictions on sales of protected health information.

  • New restrictions on the use of certain marketing-type communications if payment is received.

  • New requirements applicable to business associates.

• Sample documents and other tools to make modification of your current HIPAA compliance program easier, including the following:

  • Sample new policies and procedures necessary to comply with the new requirements.

  • Sample amendments to your existing policies and procedures necessary to comply with the new requirements.

  • Sample amendments to your business associate agreements to bring them into compliance with the new requirements

  • Sample amendments to your Notice of Privacy Practices to address the new requirements for electronic medical records.

• Two hours of consulting with one of Bricker and Eckler’s health care attorneys to assist you in addressing specific issues which arise as you modify your HIPAA compliance program to meet the new requirements.

Purchase Price and Order Form
Note: Subscribers to the previous HIPAA Self-Assessment and Compliance Program offered by Bricker & Eckler LLP through QMCG will receive a $250 discount on the purchase of this program.

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