[3562] Advanced Concepts in Compliance | Breached: Is Your Barn Door Wide Open?
Learn about the common areas of vulnerability, the impact of data loss,
key elements for protecting your organization, and ways to reduce risk.
Presentation Info:
- TAHC&H Event | HCSSA Administrator Conference | Recorded for On-Demand Access
- Presentation Date | November 15, 2021
Program Description: This presentations discusses (i) legal obligations to investigate and respond to security
incidents and (ii) steps to comply with reporting obligations under HIPAA and state law. Our new reality: risks are on the rise. With data breaches in the
last nine years affecting over 2,500 healthcare entities with data breaches of more than 500 records each, data breaches and resulting regulatory and legal
actions have escalated in healthcare with penalties reaching millions in 2021. Learn about the common areas of vulnerability, the impact of data loss,
key elements for protecting your organization, and ways to reduce risk.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
- §558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
- §558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
- §558.260[a][6]risk assessment and management
Education-Training Credits:
- TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Heidi Kocher, JD, MBA, CHC, Partner, Liles Parker and Larry K. Neiswender, Managing Partner, Protect EHR
About the Presenter(s):
Heidi Kocher, Esq., MBA, CHC, is a partner with the law firm of Liles Parker.
She has over 20 years of experience advising and defending health care clients on legal and regulatory matters affecting providers of all sizes.
She is an expert in all aspects of compliance and privacy programs, including developing and deploying policies, procedures and training.
Her experience includes serving as a Chief Compliance Officer and a Chief Privacy Officer, implementing the various requirements and aspects
of Corporate Integrity Agreements, and responding to and defending audits from Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers up through the ALJ level.
She received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. She is licensed in Texas and Maryland, and admitted to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
She is also Certified in Health Care Compliance.
About the Presenter(s):
Larry Neiswender is a veteran of the United States Air Force where he served as a computerized flight simulation technician.
He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator and holds a designation from the Department of Health and Human Services as a Practice Workflow and Health Information Technology Redesign Specialist.
As the founder and Managing Partner of a company named Protect EHR, he has conducted over 1500 Security Risk Analyses for healthcare entities in 10 states and has served as a Security and
Compliance Consultant for over 300 entities.
[3562] Advanced Concepts in Compliance | Breached: Is Your Barn Door Wide Open?
