Description
Learn HIPAAs impact on HR, compliance challenges, and best practices for data privacy.
Learn how HIPAAs privacy and information security standards apply to your employees health information, a wellness program that may delight your workforce, your employersponsored health plan, and how some recent updates to HIPAA regulations may affect your HR practices. Gain practical tips and strategies to help you benchmark your organizations approach to HIPAA compliance.
Date: 2025-01-31 Start Time: 1:00 PM ET End Time: 2:05 PM ET
Learning Objectives
* You will be able to explain HIPAA and its relevance to HR.
* You will be able to identify best practices for handling employee health information if you have an employer sponsored health plan.
* You will be able to recognize how to manage your employees health information in situations involving workers compensation, FMLA or the ADA.
* You will be able to review strategies for maintaining compliance in a digital age.
Welcome and Introduction
• Brief Introduction of the Host and Speaker
• Overview of the Webinar Agenda
• Importance of HIPAA Compliance in HR
Understanding HIPAA
• Overview of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
• Key Provisions of HIPAA Privacy and HIPAA Security Relevant to HR Professionals
• Definitions of Key Terms (e.g., PHI, Covered Entities, Business Associates)
HIPAA and HR: The Intersection and Challenges of Maintaining Compliance in a Digital Age
• How HIPAA Impacts HR Functions
• Some Dos and Donts Related to the Collection and Use of On-The-Job Employee Health Information (Including Neural Information) to Inform Employment Decisions
• The Care and Feeding of Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs
• Situations in Which Employee Health Information Is Needed
• Common HR Scenarios Involving HIPAA Compliance
Best Practices for HIPAA Compliance in HR
• Implementing Privacy and Security Measures
• Training and Educating HR Staff
• Developing and Enforcing HIPAA Policies and Procedures
• Secure Electronic Communication and Storage
• Using Technology to Enhance Compliance
Case Studies and Real-World Examples
• Analysis of Real-World HIPAA Compliance Cases in HR
• Lessons Learned and Best Practices From These Cases
ASA ,CLE (Please check the Detailed Credit Information page for states that have already been approved) ,HR Certification Institute ,CPE ,SHRM ,Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.
Leslie Bender, CIPP/US, CCCO, CCCA, IFCCE-Eversheds Sutherland (US)
