Amending HIPAA Policies for Information Blocking Exceptions: Patient Access and Preventing Harm, Privacy and Content and Manner

2 – 3:30 p.m.

Registration is open to HANYS Members and Non Members

Description
This first workshop will focus on the healthcare provider’s performance, examining patient access and when a healthcare provider may deny patient access (the preventing harm exception). You will also learn the conditions that must be met to qualify for the privacy exception.

Objectives
This workshop will have a provider focus and cover:

• what constitutes “information blocking” (i.e., “interfere with,” “prevent” or “materially discourage”) by healthcare providers, including discussion of specific use case examples;
• how to permissibly educate patients about privacy and security risks without engaging in impermissible “interference with” sharing of electronic health information;
• how to implement the “preventing harm” exception;
• how to implement the “privacy” exception;
• impact of the “content and manner” exception;
• penalties applicable to healthcare providers who engage in information blocking; and
• deadlines for healthcare provider compliance.

Presenter
Helen Oscislawski, Esq, Attorney at Law, Managing Partner attorneys at Oscislawski LLC HANYS

Information Blocking Regulatory Workshops
This webinar is part of two workshops for hospitals and other healthcare providers looking to take proactive steps to revise their data-sharing policies and implement other documentation required to comply with the information blocking final rules. Each distinct workshop offers a 90-minute, deep dive into applicable definitions, exceptions to otherwise prohibited information blocking practices and specific use cases and examples. Additional session listed below:

Nov. 2: Amending HIPAA Policies for Information Blocking Exceptions: Security, Infeasibility and HIT Performance

For more information about this session contact Thomas Hallisey, director, Health Information Technology, thallise@hanys.org

If you have questions regarding registration, please contact Registration Support at learning@hanys.org or (518) 431-7867.