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Workshop PART 1
January 27, 2021
12:30 p.m. CT to 2:00 p.m. CT
Amending HIPAA Policies & Compliance Documentation for Information Blocking Exceptions: Patient Access & Preventing Harm; Privacy; and Content & Manner.
- 12:30 pm Introduction & Overview
- 12:35 pm Health Care Providers who are “Actors” under the Info Blocking Rule
- 12:45 pm “Information Blocking” by Providers
“Interfere with,” “prevent” or “materially discouraged
• Discussion of specific use case examples
• How to permissibly educate your patients about privacy and
security risk without crossing the line into impermissible
“interference with” sharing of EHI - 1:00 pm “Preventing Harm” exception
• Organization-wide policy approach
• Episode approach
• Documentation requirement
• Walk-through of a Sample Policy - 1:25 pm The “Privacy” exception
• Organization-wide policy approach
• Episode approach
• Documentation requirement - 1:40 pm “Content & Manner” exception
- 1:50 pm Deadlines for compliance by health care providers
- 1:55 pm Q&A
- 2:00 pm Adjourn
Workshop PART 2
February 3, 2021
12:30 p.m. CT to 2:00 p.m. CT
Compliance Documentation for Information Blocking Exceptions: Security; Infeasibility; and Health IT Performance. Satisfying the ADT Notification requirement of the CMS Final rule.
- 12:30 pm Introduction & Overview
- 12:35 pm Certified Health IT Vendors and HIEs/HINs as “Actors”
under Info Blocking Rule, and applicable penalties - 12:45 pm “Information Blocking” by IT Vendors HIEs/HINs
• “Interfere with,” “prevent” or “materially discourage”
• Discussion of specific use case examples - 1:00 pm “Security” exception
• Organization-wide policy approach
• Episode approach
• Documentation requirements
• ONC-recommended “minimum” privacy policies & procedures for
third party apps
• Walk-through of a Sample Policy - 1:20 pm “Infeasibility” exception
- 1:30 pm “Health IT Performance” exception
- 1:35 pm “Health IT Fees” exception
- 1:40 pm Deadlines for compliance by Certified Health IT & HIE/HIN
vendors - 1:45pm ADT Notifications under CMS Final Rule.
- 1:55 pm Q&A
- 2:00 pm Adjourn
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