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Healthcare IT Security and Compliance for Small/Medium Hospitals

Are HIPAA/HITECH and meaningful use security requirements confusing?
Can you afford a data breach that can lead to loss of reputation and revenue?
Are your IT resources overstretched?
Are you prepared for the ongoing federal audit by HHS/KPMG auditors?

EHR 2.0 has answers! Learn  and meet compliance(HIPAA/HITECH) and Meaningful Use(MU) security requirements for a medium-large practices and small-medium hospitals.  As the adoption of electronic health record increases, it becomes critical for healthcare practices to develop strategies to protect electronic health information, and comply with HIPAA/HITECH regulations and EHR meaningful use measures. This virtual instructor-led online training will help you understand HIPAA/HITECH information security requirements and steps required to implement secure and compliant EHR systems. During this course, you will also have the opportunity to explore the security best practices and integrate regulatory requirements into your existing practice.

Module Name Target Audience
Fundamentals of Healthcare ITSecurity and Compliance (Module 1)

  • Healthcare Industry Overview
  • Healthcare Regulatory (HIPAA/HITECH) / Meaningful Use Overview
  • Differences between HIPAA and HITECH Regulations
  • Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA) & ePHI Data Elements
  • Healthcare Technology Adoption/Trends
  • Types of Security failures and consequences of non-compliance
  • Healthcare IT Security and Compliance Strategy
  • IT professionals
  • Privacy & Security Pros.
  • Clinicians
Healthcare IT for Security Practitioners (Module 2)

  • Types of security failures (demo/lab)
  • Trends in Technology(Mobile/Cloud, etc.)
  • Protection Mechanisms
  • Best Practices for different technology components
  • Group Assignment (Best Practices to audit HIPAA / HITECH compliance)
  • IT professionals
  • Privacy & Security Pros.
Implement HIPAA/HITECH Security Requirements (Module 3)

  • How to implement HIPAA/HITECH Security Rules
  • Framework/Methodology
  • Step-by-step guide
  • Sample policies
  • Assessment questionnaire for HIPAA/HITECH compliance
  • Checklist (Learning Platform)
  • IT professionals
  • Privacy & Security Pros.

Course instructors

  • Experts from healthcare, security and compliance, and audit professions

Course outcome

  • Accurate interpretations of HIPAA/HITECH and MU security requirements and compliance requirements
  • Ability to practice, monitor, and report HIPAA/MU  security requirements based on your role

Training participants will get

  • Course pack
  • Resource and reference  list to healthcare IT security topics
  • Best practices learning platform access for 6-months
  • Recorded Training
  • HIPAA/HITECH templates and assessment framework
  • Continuous education hours

Course schedule

  • Monthly classes beginning March 14 to 16, 2012 from 1 PM – 5 PM each day
  • We also offer on-site and weekend classes
Disclaimer Policy

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