HIPAA

Recognize how HIM staff can collaborate with other teams to avoid financial penalties, reputational damage, and long-term federal oversight tied to HIPAA noncompliance.

Discover how HIM leaders can help their teams move beyond managing files to architecting trust and truth in healthcare data.

Review recent regulatory updates, industry frameworks, and expert insights to ensure your risk analysis can stand up to scrutiny.

Examine several access vulnerabilities unique to healthcare and learn how HIM professionals can prevent inappropriate access.

The recent appointment of a new Office for Civil Rights (OCR) director could signal a return to assertive legal interpretation and enforcement of HIPAA regulations.

Recent enforcement actions emphasize the importance of completing timely risk analyses, implementing risk management plans, and meeting notification deadlines.

A recent enforcement action highlights the need for HIM professionals to treat risk analysis as a foundation, not a checkbox. 

Read expert insights on the most promising applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in the HIM field, such as data abstraction and prior authorization workflows. 

Dissect comments on the proposed HIPAA Security Rule update and get expert insights on preparation and compliance.

Julia Huddleston, CIPP/US, CIPM, CCSFP, answers submitted questions on a variety of HIPAA topics.