Are Your Business Associate Contracts HITECH Ready?

Register Now! - Are Your Business Associate Contracts HITECH Ready?  Learn from Mayra Scheuermann, Esq. and Carlos Leyva, Esq. why you need HITECH-ready Business Associate (BA) Contracts. In this webinar, attendees will benefit by learning: How frequently BAs are invloved in data breaches Reporting requirements of BAs New BA contract requirements Tools and resources available to make your BA contracts HITECH-ready View a demo of our HIPAA-HITECH Business Associate Contract ToolKit™

How to Revitalize Your HIPAA-HITECH Compliance Program

Register Now! – HOW TO REVITALIZE YOUR HIPAA-HITECH COMPLIANCE PROGRAM Whether you’re a Covered Entity (CE), a Business Associate (BA) or a subcontractor, if you receive, store, process or transmit ePHI, you need to attend.  In this webinar, attendees will: Review the HIPAA Security Final Rule Learn about major changes brought about by The HITECH Act Learn about the new Civil Monetary Penalty System Learn practical, actionable steps to take today to mitigate risk and help assure compliance Learn how to jump-start their program with a HIPAA Security Evaluation (45 CFR §164.308(a)(8)) View a demo of our HIPAA-HITECH Security Assessment ToolKit™

How to Conduct a HIPAA Security Risk Analysis

Register Now! - How to Conduct a HIPAA Security Risk Analysis A HIPAA Security Risk Analysis (§164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A)) is also required by law to be performed by every Covered Entity and Business Associate. Discover how to achieve HIPAA-HITECH compliance with this Required Implementation Specification. In this webinar, attendees will learn about: Risk Analysis essentials Specific requirements outlined in HHS/OCR Final Guidance A Practical Risk Analysis Methodology Step-by-Step Instructions for completing a HIPAA Risk Analysis Resources available to help you Our HIPAA-HITECH Risk Analysis ToolKit™

Tags: Business Associate, business associate contract, Guidance on Risk, hipaa compliance, HIPAA risk analysis, hipaa security assessment, HIPAA-HITECH, hipaa-hitech assessment, The HITECH Act
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Bob Chaput wrote this blog. Bob is president of Data Mountain LLC, a data security, disaster recovery and data protection services firm. Data Mountain specializes in helping Covered Entities and Business Associates assure they are compliant with the Contingency Plan Standard of the HIPAA Security Law and The HITECH Act.

Dear Data-Diligent Reader,

Our November  2010 HIPAA-HITECH eNewsletter has been published.

We continue to feature HIPAA Security Rule and HITECH Act data security updates, including the link to the US Department of Health and Human Services’ “Wall of Shame” – its Data Breach Notification web page.

Attend our Upcoming Complimentary Live Webinars on:

• Are Your Business Associate Agreements HITECH Ready?
• How To Conduct a HIPAA Security Risk Analysis
• How to Revitalize Your HIPAA-HITECH Compliance Program 

Please enjoy our analysis and links to industry articles and white papers that we’ve researched and assembled for you. I’m confident you’ll find a nugget or two among them!

We would love to hear your thoughts. Please comment below!

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Bob Chaput wrote this blog. Bob is president of Data Mountain LLC, a data security, disaster recovery and data protection services firm. Data Mountain specializes in helping Covered Entities and Business Associates assure they are compliant with the Contingency Plan Standard of the HIPAA Security Law and The HITECH Act.