Live Webinar | What Employers Need to Know about HIPAA and HITECH
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Live Webinar | What Employers Need to Know about HIPAA and HITECH
February 18, 2019
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), its administrative simplificatin regulations, and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) provide administrative, privacy, and security standards for health plans and their business associates. The extent to which HIPAA applies to a health plan depends on the health plan’s structure. This webinar will help plan sponsors understand their responsibilities under HIPAA and HITECH.
This webinar will:
Review the basics of HIPAA and HITECH
Explain key terms
Discuss different types of health plans to which HIPAA may apply
Discuss how HIPAA applies to fully-insured plans (that use either a hands-on approach or a hands-off approach)
Discuss how HIPAA applies to self-funded plans
Discuss how HIPAA applies when plan sponsors self-administer plans such as an FSA or HRA
Describe the types of notices that are required under HIPAA
Discuss whether notices can be provided electronically (via portal or email) and whether an acknowledgement of receipt is required
Discuss the consquences of violating HIPAA / HITECH
Breifly discuss the Department of Health and Human Services’ recent Request for Information regarding HIPAA
Describe best practices in administering plans to meet HIPAA / HITECH compliance
This 60-minute intermediate level webinar will help employers understand how HIPAA applies to a variety of plans.
This webinar event has been sent for approval by the Human Resource Certification Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management to qualify for 1 recertification credit hour.
