HHS/OCR/WEDI Sponsoring free 4-Part Webinar Series on new HIPAA Rules

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) is launching a series of co-sponsored webinars on various aspects of the Omnibus HIPAA Rulemaking.  The 90-minute webinars are specifically designed for small health care providers, with a focus on practical strategies for implementing the Omnibus Rule changes within a small clinical practice.

The virtual sessions are scheduled for June 14, June 28, July 17 and July 26, 2013 from 1:00pm – 2:30pm Eastern Time on the following topics:

•             HITECH Omnibus Overview of the Rule -  June 14

•             Drill down on the new HITECH Privacy Rule - June 28

•             Breach and Enforcement under the HITECH Omnibus Rule - July 17

•             Business Associates and the HITECH Omnibus Rule  - July 28

Registration is free of charge and available at: http://www.wedi.org/forms/meeting/MeetingFormPublic/view?id=2C09800000249