OCR HIPAA Audits ... Will You Be Prepared?
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- Event Time: Noon Central
- Event Type: Virtual Signature Learning Series
As HHS steps up its use of Office for Civil Rights (OCR) audits to scrutinize compliance with HIPAA rules, health care providers must be ready to go under the microscope. Hear from Adam Greene, past regulator at OCR and current partner at Davis Wright Tremaine, who will review what OCR audits entail, including the intensifying focus on information security risks analysis and recent changes to HIPAA rules.
In addition, you’ll hear how to prepare for and respond to the inevitable data breach.
Attendees Will Learn:
- Review of how the HIPAA landscape has changed
- OCR’s focus in the upcoming audits
- Keys to compliance with the updated breach notification rule
- How to prepare for this audit or one in the future
Speakers:
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Adam Greene is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Davis Wright Tremaine and co-chair of its Health Information Group. Adam primarily counsels health care providers, technology companies and financial institutions on compliance with the HIPAA privacy, security and breach notification rules. Previously, Adam was a regulator at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he played a fundamental role in administering and enforcing the HIPAA rules. At HHS, Adam was responsible for determining how HIPAA rules apply to new and emerging health information technologies and was instrumental in the development of the current HIPAA enforcement process. Adam is the Chair of the HIMSS Cloud Security Workgroup and is a frequent speaker and author on health information privacy and security issues. |
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Mahmood Sher-Jan is Executive Vice President and General Manager, RADAR Product Unit at ID Experts. Mahmood brings over 25 years of experience in delivering, risk & fraud management, security, compliance, and data beach solutions. He holds patents in using technology for incident response management, fraud management and secure ID solutions. Mahmood holds advanced technical and business degrees and is the inventor of ID Experts RADAR, an award winning and patented incident management software. |