Rebecca Fayed Presents Webinar on a 10-Step Plan for Responding to HIPAA Security Breaches
Recently, HHS began enforcing the new HITECH Act security breach notification rule making it imperative that HIPAA covered entities and business associates be prepared to respond to suspected security breaches. On February 24, 2010, Sonnenschein attorney,
Rebecca Fayed will co-present a webinar entitled "HIPAA Security Breaches: 10 Steps to Take When a Breach Occurs." This webinar presentation will cover 1) how to determine whether a breach has occurred, including strategies for assessing whether there is a significant risk of harm to the individual; 2) how to evaluate whether one of the HITECH Act breach exceptions applies; 3) who you have to notify of the breach and when; 4) the applicability of state breach-notification laws; 5) special considerations regarding breaches occurring at the business associate level; 6) strategies for preventing future breaches; and 7) how to prepare for an investigation by HHS-OCR.
This 60-minute presentation will be followed by a 30-minute Q&A session. To register, visit the AIS Health site at:
http://www.aishealth.com/Products/C0X05_022410E773.html