Security Risk Analysis: Simple step-by-step guidance to meet HIPAA, meaningful use requirements

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Carolyn P. Hartley

Carolyn is president of Physicians EHR Inc. and serves as provider/clinic advocate, managing the EHR implementation process and the complex paper-to-paperless migration for clinics in 17 states. She also serves as EHR technical advisor to national and state medical societies and quality improvement organizations. She has served on the Technical Advisory Panel for the Health Information Security and Privacy Collaborative (HISPC). Carolyn readily shares her implementation knowledge of electronic projects for physician practices with audiences and in publications.

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BMSC Approved CEUs

The Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance has approved 1 continuing education unit for this webinar. (ACS or SCP)

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Navigate the cumbersome security risk analysis with precision to avoid costly penalties

The security risk analysis is one of the most (if not the most) difficult pieces of compliance for HIPAA and meaningful use. Do it wrong and you stand to lose thousands of dollars – per provider – in meaningful use payment reductions and face millions in HIPAA fines. And it’s not just one and done – you have to repeat it often.

Get expert guidance on how to properly tackle the complicated security risk analysis (SRA) and do it right the first time, every time. Register to learn what the SRA requires, how to go beyond what basic tools offer, how to understand it as a non-IT staffer and how to conduct the analysis according to HIPAA and meaningful use requirements.

Note: 66% of 1,100 respondents in DecisionHealth’s recent survey said that their “key initiative” now that ICD-10 is being delayed is reinvesting their attention to HIPAA privacy and security compliance and meaningful use. Both require the SRA.

At the end of this one-hour webinar you will be able to:

• Secure your EHR bonus money with strategies to avoid common missteps practices make with their SRAs
• Comply with HIPAA and meaningful use rules by understanding all the pieces of an SRA that you must complete
• Save time by understanding in plain English how to complete an SRA form
• Know what to do to survive an audit

While you’re already required to follow security standards for electronic health information, an SRA asks providers to implement security updates and correct security deficiencies, as well as provide detailed documentation of practice policies and procedures that protect patient data, such as medical records.  

Both HIPAA and meaningful use audits are coming down the pike and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will have their eyes on making sure practices that say they completed the SRA have actually done it.  It is not enough to just check the box and say the SRA is completed; you have to document it, which can be a burdensome task. Attend this webinar to learn everything about how to do it in the most painless and efficient way possible.