HIPAA Tips and Advice for Your Medical Practice

HIPAA has always been an omnipresent factor in the day-to-day operations of your medical practice. Protecting patient information recently got a lot harder, however, with the January release of an omnibus final rule by HHS, requiring that practices achieve compliance as of September, 23, 2013.

So what does the new rule mean for your practice? How should you prepare?

Attorneys Ericka L. Adler and Rachel V. Rose, discuss recent updates to the federal law, some common HIPAA mistakes medical practices make, and answer attendee questions in this webinar recorded May 14, 2013. Here is the slide presentation to accompany the webinar.

Ericka L. Adler, JD, LLM, is a partner at the firm of Kamensky Rubinstein Hochman & Delott, LLP. Her primary practice focus is in the areas of regulatory and transactional healthcare law. Adler advises physicians and other providers regarding day-to-day practice management, physician contract matters, compliance and other business issues.

Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA, is a Houston-based attorney advising on federal and state compliance and areas of liability associated with a variety of healthcare legal and regulatory issues including: HIPAA, the HITECH Act, the False Claims Act, Medicare issues, women’s health, as well as corporate and security regulations.

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