The OMA offers recorded versions of some of our most critical educational programs focused on regulatory updates and more. If busy schedules kept you and your office from attending either a webinar or audio conference on ICD-10, EHR Incentives or other current topics, you can order a recording and watch or listen at a time and location that's convenient for you! We also offer on-demand education for the physician and practice administrator executive such as our Treating Patients Right DVD, taught by Judy Bee of the Practice Performance Group. See below for descriptions of our available recorded educational programs in the following categories:
- 5010 - Special price through the end of the year!
- Employment Law
- Compliance
- Health IT
- ICD-10
- Practice Management
- Privacy & Security
- Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program
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5010
Time to Get Serious on 5010 - Make Sure You Still Get Paid
With the deadline for 5010 implementation fast approaching and no indication that it will be pushed back, many payers have started testing to ensure that they will be ready for the new transaction code set come January 1, 2012. 5010 is able to accommodate the reporting of ICD-10 codes, which 4010 does not have the capacity to do, and is a prerequisite for ICD-10 implementation.
This webinar focuses on how to prepare for the new HIPAA electronic standards, the changes your office staff must make, what your vendor should be doing, and what you need to communicate to your health plans. This work must be completed soon so that you can continue to bill insurance companies on and after January 1, 2012.
Faculty: Stanley Nachimson is the Principal of Nachimson Advisors, LLC, which he founded in April 2007. Nachimson has been a leading voice in the health care IT industry for years as the Senior Technical Advisor for Health IT activities in CMS. Known throughout the industry, Stanley provides his knowledge, insight, and contacts to allow businesses the opportunity to take advantage of the advances in the industry.
Price:
$39.00 - OMA Member/Office (special price through the end of 2011)
$49.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office (special price through the end of 2011)
Finalizing Your 5010 Preparation
The last quarter of this year must be spent testing and finalizing the switch to the new HIPAA standards Version 5010. Learn what you should do to assure a smooth transition and make sure that your cash flow is unaffected. Specific details on testing, vendor communication, and health plan communications will be provided. We will also give you a few ideas about how to fully take advantage of the new standards, and how to measure whether or not they are working for you.
Faculty: Stanley Nachimson is the Principal of Nachimson Advisors, LLC, which he founded in April 2007.
Price:
$39.00 - OMA Member/Office (special price through the end of 2011)
$49.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office (special price through the end of 2011)
Managing Ill and Injured Workers: How to Keep Employees out of the Bermuda Triangle
Interplay between Workers’ Comp, Leave Laws and the Americans with Disabilities Act
When a worker is out ill or injured at work, there are at least four types of federal and state statutes that potentially apply: the Americans With Disabilities Act and similar state laws, the Federal Family Medical Leave Act, state leave acts and Workers’ Compensation statutes. In addition, many employers have other leave policies in their handbooks which may allow an employee additional leave beyond those granted in state and federal statutes. All of these statutes and policies must be taken into consideration any time a worker is off work, whether injured off the job or on the job. This presentation focuses on injured/ill employees and their rights to leave time, benefits, and reinstatement upon return.
Topics include:
- What leaves are required by law?
- What leave is allowed by company policies?
- Do benefits continue during leave? For how long? Which ones?
- Can the Company seek repayment if the employee quits?
- What reinstatement or re-employment rights does the employee have?
- What if there are both Workers’ Compensation injuries and a non-work related injury or illness?
Faculty: Clay Creps represents employers, both in litigation and through counseling. The chair of the Employment Law Practice Group at Bullivant Houser Bailey, he has extensive experience litigating employment-related claims in both federal and state courts with a particular focus on representing employers in Americans with Disabilities Act litigation. Clay has litigated cases involving all aspects of employment law including discrimination, harassment, wage and overtime claims, severance agreements, non-compete agreements, the Older Worker Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA), COBRA, FMLA/OFLA, defamation and wrongful discharge. He also assists in matters related to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (LLFPA).
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Compliance
Managing Workplace Performance
This presentation will review a number of workplace scenarios including employee performance management , and discipline and documentation related to those issues. It will review the importance of clearly communicated expectations, effective coaching and discipline, and supporting documentation. We will also discuss the management of documentation when performance problems implicate patient safety issues.
Topics Include: Employee performance policies and performance expectations, performance evaluations, discipline and coaching and supporting documentation. We will also discuss the interface of employee conduct that implicates patient safety issues and risk management documentation.
Learning Objectives: Participants should learn the features of effective policies and procedures that form the framework for employee evaluations, coaching, and discipline in the medical workplace.
Presented By: Maryann Yelnosky and Kathy Hindman
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Privacy in the Medical Workplace
This webinar discuss what every employer should know about privacy expectations and confidentiality in the workplace.
Topics Include:
- Privacy Legislation: The latest federal and state legislation, regulations and decisions regarding privacy and confidentiality related to employment including HIPAA, GINA and FCRA.
- Technology Policies: What are the risks, and how should your employee handbook and/or technology policy be written?
- Expectations of privacy: What can an employer lawfully monitor or search? How can an employer use information obtained prior to or during employment? Do employees who blog or use social media still enjoy a right to privacy? How can employers lawfully monitor or control online activities? What privacy obligations are attendant to employee medical information in the workplace?
Learning Objectives: To assist participants in understanding rights and responsibilities related to confidentiality and privacy in the medical workplace.
Presented By: Maryann Yelnosky and Kathy Hindman
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Social Media in the Medical Workplace
This webinar will address the legal limits of an employer utilizing sites like Facebook and Twitter to screen applicants and monitor employees. Consider how employees’ use of social media may interact with employer policies related to workplace harassment and violence. Protect confidential information and intellectual property interests while being aware of employees’ labor law and whistleblower rights. Draft a social media policy that conforms with applicable law and notifies your employees of the legal issues that may be raised in this area.
Learning Objectives:
- Help participants identify potential legal issues associated with the interaction between social media and the workplace
- Put in place policies and practices that reduce legal risks in this area
Presented By: Barb Bloom
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Breach Notification: Steps to Compliance
Effective August 18, 2009, physicians and other health care providers must comply with the national breach notification provisions of the HITECH Act (Title XIII of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act). This program reviews these requirements and what breach notification really means, how to prepare for breach notification compliance and what you need to know when it comes to patient health information breaches on the part of your business associates.
Faculty: Chris Apgar, CISSP, president of Apgar & Associates, LLC and former HIPAA Compliance officer for Providence Health Plans, is a nationally recognized information security, privacy, transaction & code sets, national identifier, HIPAA & electronic health information exchange expert. His clients range from small to large health plans, providers, health care clearinghouses, vendors, nonprofits, government agencies and health care associations. He has been endorsed by the Oregon Medical Association to assist members with privacy, security and regulatory compliance.
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Electronic Health Record Medicare and Medicaid Implementation Incentives: Timelines, Expectations and Pitfalls
This program provides an overview of how to access the incentives available under the Medicare and Medicaid programs and subsequent processes and timelines. It will also address factors and potential adverse impacts practices need to consider as they plan EHR implementation or upgrades.
Faculty: Chris Apgar, CISSP, president of Apgar & Associates, LLC and former HIPAA Compliance officer for Providence Health Plans.
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Preparing for ICD-10
ICD-10 is one more inevitable challenge facing medical practices in our current ever-changing environment. The implementation date for ICD-10 is Oct. 1, 2013, and CMS is firm in that plan. ICD-10 brings the single biggest change we’ve seen in the diagnosis coding system in over thirty years. Experts warn of both expense and production loss associated with implementation.
What can and should you do to begin preparing your practice for its impact? This program brings you the facts about ICD-10, and it provides you with information on the steps you should be taking – and when – in order to develop a cost-effective implantation plan for your practice.
Topics include:
- History and rationale for ICD-10
- Comparison of ICD-9 to ICD-10
- ICD-10 examples
- Evaluating your preparedness
- Preparation steps and timelines
Faculty: Carol Wintermute, ACS-EM, represents HealthCare Management Consultants, based in Oregon. With over thirty years in the health care industry, she has spent the last 18 years with her own business specializing in providing E/M auditing and coding/compliance education for providers and staff in individual, group, and hospital-affiliated physician practices.
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
ICD-10-CM Planning and Preparation Series
This series of four webinars is designed to support the practice manager to understand the potential impact of ICD-10-CM on the practice and to prepare a plan for implementation.
Supporting Tools
- Preparation Checklist
- Practice Analysis Worksheet
- Tracking Tool
Faculty: Carol Wintermute, ACS-EM, HealthCare Management Consultants.
Part 1
Topics Include:
- Introduction to ICD-10
- Conducting a Practice Analysis
- Developing Your Implementation Plan
- Dollars and Common Sense
Part 2
Topics Include:
- Comparing ICD-10 to ICD-9/Using the GEMS Crosswalk
- Technical Decisions involving the Medical Record
- Vendor Partnerships
- Payer Partnerships
Part 3
Topics Include:
- “Not Me – No Way!”
- Addressing Change with Your Providers & Staff
- Addressing Compliance
- Coding Policies to Supplement Your Compliance Plan
Part 4
Topics Include:
- Measuring Readiness at the 11th Hour
- Plan “B” …or “C” or “D”
- 10/1/13 – Bring Chocolate!
- After Implementation: Measuring Success & Making Adjustments
Price
$79.00 each - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 each - Non-Member/Office
Billing Process Improvement: Managing Your A/R Effectively
Cash flow slowdown? Accounts receivable burgeoning? Health plan payments lower than expected? Successful practices manage Accounts Receivable effectively and you can too. This program for physicians, office managers and billing staff provides proven techniques on how to improve A/R.
Topics include:
- The importance of monitoring your A/R
- Benchmarks for measuring your practice success
- Proactive steps to improve your A/R
Faculty: Maryclair Jorgensen, Director of Payer Relations & Contracting at St. Charles Health System, Inc.
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Coordination of Benefits: Who's on First (and more)
Abbott & Costello made the quote "who's on first" the most famous vaudville line of all time. A play on words using baseball jargon seems a fitting analogy for Coordination of Benefits (COB). Who pays first? Who pays second? And how much? Join us to learn about this often misunderstood coverage - you will get to home base!
Topics Include:
- Non-Dependent/Dependent Rules
- Birthday Rule
- Active/Inactive Rule
- When Medicare is Secondary
- Retirees & COB
- Allowable Expenses: Plan participation/non-participation
- Mistaken Payment Recoveries
- Examples & Discussion
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rules (federal & state) governing COB
- Make proper determinations for primary & secondary
- Confirm proper reimbursement and allowable amounts
- Learn how to effectively reduce recoveries
Faculty: Maryclair Jorgensen, Director of Payer Relations & Contracting for St. Charles Health System, Inc. in Central Oregon.
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Health Plan Basics for New Office Staff Webinar
This program is perfect for staff that is new to the health care industry, including front office, check-out and billing positions. It provides a basic understanding of health insurance plans for new office staff and billers.
Topics include:
- Identifying plans known as PPOs, EPOs, POS, HMOs, MedAdv, Indemnity, Workers’ Compensation and MVAs
- Reading insurance cards and checking eligibility
- Insurance plan benefit coverage
- Coordination of Benefit rules
- Tips for discussing financial responsibility with patients
Faculty: Maryclair Jorgensen, Director of Payer Relations & Contracting at St. Charles Health System, Inc.
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Setting Appropriate Fees
Are you new to practice and need to develop a fee schedule? Or does your fee schedule seem muddled after years of making changes? This program teaches physicians, office managers and billing staff about setting fees according to the Resource Based Relative Value Scale, the system used by most health plans and managed by the American Medical Association in conjunction with the Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services.
Topics include:
- The basis of the RBRVS
- Understanding how to set fees appropriate to service levels
- Identifying opportunities to increase revenue
- Understanding why updating fees regularly is critical
- How health plans monitor fees for contract renewals
Faculty: Maryclair Jorgensen, Director of Payer Relations & Contracting at St. Charles Health System, Inc.
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Workers’ Compensation & Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Processing
Early identification and proper handling of injury-related conditions under Worker’s Compensation and Motor Vehicle Accidents is critical for reimbursement. This program is designed for medical billing, coding and reception staff working with injury-related Workers’ Compensation and Motor Vehicle Accident processes.
Topics include:
- Understanding Oregon’s Workers’ Compensations rules and regulations
- Workers’ Compensation billing and coding guidelines
- Provider networks reimbursing W/C and MVA claims
- Online tools to check eligibility and claims status
- The appeals process and filing timeframes.
Faculty: Maryclair Jorgensen has over thirty years experience in the health care industry. Her background includes development and implementation of Medicare Risk and managed care plans, new product innovations, contract negotiation, claims review and utilization and quality management program development. She is currently the Director of Payer Relations & Contracting for St. Charles Health System, Inc. in Central Oregon.
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Planning in Turbulent Times Practice Management Series
This educational series, presented by the Practice Performance Group, is packed with timely practice management planning solutions for challenging financial times. These webinar recordings were created specifically for physicians and their staff and can be accessed at a time and location that’s most convenient.
Practice Management Metrics: Monitoring 'Vital Signs' and 'Pulse Points'
During this intensive training session, physicians and managers will learn the best ways to track and analyze practice data for objective supervision of team members and improved transaction controls. We use collected benchmarks, rules of thumb and monitoring techniques that give diagnostic snapshots and regular feedback to spot, anticipate and avoid problems.
Topics include:
- Why measure? Measure what?
- Fees and pricing
- Provider productivity: Making sense of gross charges
- How to check E&M billing patterns with software off of the Internet
- Monitoring capitation, managed care and PPO contract compliance
- Expense monitoring and budgets
- Using the calendar and YTD numbers to predict seasonality and defend against cash flow problems
- Using your aging report to monitor, and reward, account rep performance
Faculty: Judy Bee, president of Practice Performance Group, has consulted with more than 700 physicians in more than 300 medical practices. She has conducted more than 600 workshops in 36 states and Canada, gaining a substantial reputation in the industry since 1971.
Price:
$149.00 - OMA Member/Office
$298.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Controlling Overhead: Trimming Fat without Sacrificing Results
This Webinar is designed to help prepare clear reports to assist the “non-accountant” in understanding practice overhead, and to explore the most productive areas to save money. We’ll focus on cutting waste and simplifying processes – cutting fat, not muscle.
Topics include:
- Compensation and bonuses that don’t break the bank
- Getting the most out of every inch of your space and penny of your rent
- Training a black-belt shopper to get savings on supplies
- Making sense out of an income and expense statement
- Setting attainable goals for overhead
- Using technology and task analysis to get more productivity from your staff
Faculty: Judy Bee, Practice Performance Group
Price:
$149.00 - OMA Member/Office
$298.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Appealing Unfair Payments: Advanced Claim Follow-Up Tactics
Based on our most popular half-day course, this Webinar is designed to cement the message: “You don’t just have to settle for what Medicare and other carriers decide to pay anymore.” We supply practical and proven techniques to “go back to the well” when managed care organizations and insurance carriers’ payments are disappointing.
Topics include:
- Inadequate payments: How to find out why you were paid so little
- The no pay, no response “problem” and what to do about it
- How to appeal retroactive denials and cutbacks
- How to prepare for the successful appeal
- How to write a winning, convincing, and effective appeal letter
- What to do when all else fails: The velvet hammer
Faculty: Judy Bee, Practice Performance Group
Price:
$149.00 - OMA Member/Office
$298.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Treating Patients Right: Tact, Courtesy and Etiquette in the Medical Office
DVD Course and Workbook
This popular Practice Performance Group program, conducted by consultant Judy Bee, is now available in a convenient DVD format along with a complete course syllabus and self-test. This program is designed to provide clinic managers and staff with practical solutions for day-to-day management problems in easy, short chapters. The DVD and workbook are ideal for use in staff meetings, at new staff orientations, or times when your staff can't attend a "Treating Patients Right" program in person.
Topics include:
- Quality patient service
- The Patient Bill of Rights
- The TPR attitude
- Everything counts
- Communication is the key
- Listening problems
- Handling complaints and angry patients
- Is it something I said?
- Taming the telephone
- Front desk hospitality
This DVD is offered exclusively through the OMA. View a sample clip here.
Faculty: Judy Bee, Practice Performance Group
Price:
$189.00 - OMA Member/Office
$378.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Privacy & Security
OCR Accounting of Disclosures Rule Draft
This webinar will provide an overview of the OCR draft accounting of disclosures rule which includes a significant change from current accounting of disclosure requirements. Included is a review of proposed “access accounting” requirements. Also, you will learn about what you can and should do now to prepare for the finalization of this rule as well as comply with the audit log requirements that are currently included in the HIPAA Security Rule.
Topics Include:
- Draft Rule Overview and History
- Changes in Disclosure Accounting
- New – What is Access Accounting?
- The Impact of Access Accounting
- How to Prepare for Access Accounting and How it Relates to Current HIPAA Security Rule Requirements
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the requirements included in the draft accounting of disclosure rule (accounting for disclosures and accounting for electronic PHI access when PHI is considered part of the practice’s electronic designated record set (DRS))
- Understand HITECH Act requirements versus draft rule requirements
- Review comments that have been submitted by large health care organizations such as AHIMA, WEDI, MGMA, AMA and so forth
- Understand the connection between HIPAA Security Rule audit log monitoring requirements and the access accounting requirement in the draft rule
- Learn how to begin preparing for new disclosure accounting and access accounting requirements including identification of vendors your practice relies on to provide audit log generation functionality
- Learn what needs to be included in an audit log generated when a workforce member accesses PHI that is considered part of the practice’s electronic DRS
- Understand actions to take now regarding existing compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule audit log monitoring and what is necessary to plan for expanded accounting of access accounting
- Understand what is not required now given the rule is in draft form and will likely change before it is finalized
Presented by: Gwen Dayton, JD, OMA General Counsel
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
OCR Audit Program
OCR announced the formal OCR audit program will be launched by the end of 2011 or the beginning of 2012. At this time OCR is conducting 20 audits to test audit tools and identified audit criteria. After the audit program is launched, KPMG is on contract with OCR to conduct audits of small to large covered entities and business associates. If the audit identifies significant compliance issues, formal enforcement (civil penalties or monetary settlements and/or required compliance with a formal corrective action plan) is likely.
Topics Include:
- The Genesis of OCR Audits and When to Expect Them
- What has OCR Said About the OCR Audit Program and Who Will be Auditing?
- How to Prepare for an Audit by OCR or the State of Oregon
- Documentation Requirements – Policies, Procedures, Audits and the Like
Learning Objectives:
- Review OCR’s compliance audit program and learn what to expect if your organization is notified of an audit
- Review who will be audited and why
- Learn tactics and compliance related activities necessary to avoid civil penalties and other forms of formal enforcement
- Learn how to prepare for an OCR audit and what will likely be requested by auditors at the beginning of an audit
- Learn how to position your practice to reduce the likelihood of being audited
- Learn about documentation requirements beyond developing and implementing policies and procedures
Presented by: Chris Apgar, CISSP
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
OCR Interim Final Enforcement Rule
The webinar provides an overview of the OCR interim final enforcement rule which has been in effect since February 10, 2010. The interim final rule includes enforcement of increased civil penalties outlined in the HITECH Act, the enforcement process and what you can expect from OCR as enforcement activity increases. Also, you will be provided with updated information regarding actions that may be taken by the Oregon Attorney General and necessary steps to take to avoid penalties.
Topics Include:
- Overview of the OCR Interim Final Enforcement Rule
- Discussion of what OCR is and is not Enforcing Now
- Overview of Enforcement Authority of the Oregon Office of the Attorney General
- Review Other States’ Attorneys General Enforcement To-date
- Review of Civil Penalties and Formal Enforcement/”Willful Neglect”
- How to Avoid Civil Penalties and Monetary Settlements
Learning Objectives:
- Review the requirements of the interim final enforcement and learn what changes have been made in the enforcement rule to implement HITECH Act requirements
- Learn what OCR is concentrating its enforcement activities on and why
- Learn what OCR will be enforcing but not until the OCR privacy, security and enforcement rule is final
- Review state attorneys general authority to enforce HIPAA and learn about state attorneys general enforcement requirement
- Learn how state attorneys general have been enforcing primarily the HIPAA Privacy Rule and in what forum (e.g., in federal circuit court, monetary settlements, damage settlements, etc.)
- Review increased civil penalties, what they apply to, how they are currently being applied and related monetary settlements OCR has reached with several health care providers
- Review the concept of “willful neglect” as defined in HITECH and as it is defined in the draft OCR privacy, security and enforcement rule
- What a finding of “willful neglect” means as it related to enforcement
Presented by: Chris Apgar, CISSP
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
OCR Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rule
The webinar provides an overview of the likely requirements that will be included in the final OCR Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rule. Also, included are hands -on tools you can use to begin addressing likely rule requirements and what are already current HITECH statutory Requirements.
Topics Include:
- Overview of the Draft OCR Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rule
- What HITECH Statute Already Requires
- Timeline for OCR Enforcement of HITECH Provisions Other than Breach Rule Violations
- Steps to Take to Avoid Penalties and Lawsuits
Learning Objectives :
- Understand the proposed requirements included in the draft OCR Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rule and review the compliance time line (including what is currently required by the HITECH Act that is clarified in the draft rule)
- Understand the impact of the rule and what actions practices need to take to comply with the rule if minimal changes are made between the draft and final rule (which is likely)
- Learn about the proposed changes in the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules that OCR included as “clean up” versus clarification of what is necessary to comply with the HITECH Act (such as the change in the definition of “business associate”)
- Learn what is required to comply with HITECH and the draft rule, what needs to be changed in the area of compliance activity and how to avoid penalties and law suits (OCR intends to enforce all provisions of HITECH following rule finalization)
Presented by: Chris Apgar, CISSP & Gwen Dayton, JD, OMA General Counsel
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Privacy & Security – The New Regulatory Environment
This webinar is designed to provide you an overview of new regulatory requirements, requirements that have been in place for several years and are now being actively enforced and provide a high level overview of actions your practice can take to reasonably ensure your practice is in compliance with HIPAA and HITECH.
Topics Include:
- New and Not so New HITECH Requirements
- OCR “Culture of Compliance” Expectations
- OCRs Audit Program
- Attorney General Authority and Enforcement of HIPAA
- Breach Requirements and Consequences
- HIPAA Requirements – What is critical and actions necessary to properly prepare of an audit or investigation
Learning Objectives:
- Understand new HITECH requirements and when the requirements were effective.
- Review and determine actions necessary to comply with new HITCH requirements and prepare for increased OCR audits
- Understand what OCR considers top risk areas for covered entities and what action is necessary to address those high risk areas
- Gain a high level understanding of the OCR audit program including who can expect to be audited and when audits will begin
- Understand the new enforcement authority of state attorneys general, what are the parameters and review state attorneys general enforcement action to date
- Review breach notification requirements and understand the costs associated with small to large breaches (including local examples of breaches of patient information)
- What are the overall high risk compliance requirements that generally have not been addressed by practices and need to be to comply with the HIPAA rules in general
Who Should Attend: Physicians, Practice/Clinic Administrators, Privacy Officers, Security Officers, General Counsel, Compliance Officers, Risk Managers, IT Managers/CIOs, Other Staff Involved in Compliance Activities
Presented by: Chris Apgar, CISSP
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Risk Analysis and Meaningful Use
This webinar will provide a review of the HIPAA Security Rule and the Meaningful Use Rule risk analysis requirements. A risk analysis is more than an examination of risks to your EHR, practice management system and forms of technology you use on a day-to-day basis. A risk analysis must cover risks that may impact your practice at all levels. This includes administrative, physical and technical risks to all PHI, critical business processes and so forth. While the HIPAA Security Rule only focuses on electronic PHI, the HIPAA Privacy Rule includes language requiring you to protect PHI in any form.
This workshop will assist you in developing a plan to conduct your risk analysis on a periodic basis, inventory your “assets,” determine what can harm you and your patients, what controls have you implemented to protect you and your patients and what remaining risks need to be addressed. This includes prioritizing risks, developing mitigation plans and documenting risks that are acceptable to your practice.
Topics Include:
- Meaningful Use Rule Overview – Why a Risk Analysis?
- HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule Requirements
- Other Considerations Outside the Regulations
- Conducting a Risk Analysis 101
- Mitigation Planning 101
Learning Objectives :
- Review Meaningful Use Rule and security related requirements that need to be addressed to demonstrate “meaningful use”
- Review the HIPAA Security Rule risk analysis requirements related to electronic PHI that cover risks associated with much more than technology
- Review the HIPAA Privacy Rule risk analysis requirements related to all PHI no matter the form
- Review the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and OCR risk analysis guidance
- Understand broader reasons for conducting a risk analysis (e.g., reduce legal risk, reduce the potential for damage to the practice because a threat is realized, reduce the likelihood a breach of PHI will occur and so forth)
- Review the OMA template risk analysis policy and procedure
- Complete a mock risk analysis and learn how to conduct a full risk analysis for your practice (prioritized asset inventory through mitigation and risk acceptance)
Presented by: Chris Apgar, CISSP
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program
Recovery Audit Contractor Educational Webinar
The RAC program, which is part of the Medicare Modernization Act, seeks to identify and recoup Medicare underpayments and overpayments. To accomplish this goal, CMS has engaged private Recovery Audit Contractors for each region of the country. Oregon is part of Region D and Oregon’s RAC is HealthDataInsight, Inc (HDI). The program recently began to roll out across the country and reached Oregon in fall 2009, when hospitals began receiving RAC inquiries. Physicians are now hearing from the RAC.
Topics include:
- RAC program basics
- The CMS-approved issues up for RAC review
- How to respond to a RAC audit: appeals and recoupment
- One physician's experience with a RAC audit
- Proactive steps to get ready for a RAC audit
Faculty: OMA's General Counsel, Gwen Dayton, JD, and Jeffrey Kaufman, MD, chair of the American Urologic Association’s Health Policy Committee, Western Section, who shared his experience with a RAC audit.
Price:
$79.00 - OMA Member/Office
$158.00 - Non-OMA Member/Office
