Wednesday, May 18, 2011 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CST Webinar

Are you prepared in the event of a data breach? Can you conduct accurate and timely incident risk assessment?

Breach notification obligation is one of the significant changes that have been brought about by the HITECH Act. This change alone is important enough for Covered Entities (CEs) and Business Associates (BAs) to implement suitable security safeguards and at the same time implement appropriate Breach response and notification processes. In the unfortunate event of a breach occurrence, a well documented and implemented breach notification policy and procedures can help in compliance with various breach notification regulations including that of the HHS Data Breach Notification Interim Final Rule.

With the information and approaches presented in this webinar, you will become prepared to establish your data breach notification program by learning:

· How to form your right cross-functional team to establish your program

· Your Breach Notification regulations and requirements

· Key prevention steps you can take today

· How to assess your readiness to handle a breach

· What comprises a balanced Breach Notification program

· Key elements of data breach policies and procedures

· Incident management best practices

· Properly handling DHHS/OCR investigations

Agenda:

•Key data breach terminology

•Interim Final Rule breach “exceptions”

•Debate around the “harm standard”

•Elements of a balanced Breach Notification program

•Considerations as a CE and BA in the ‘chain of custody’ of PHI

•Tools / solutions / resources to build a balanced Breach Notification program

How to Establish Your Data Breach Notification Program

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