Description: A federal court ruled in the case of Ciox v. Azar that the HIPAA patient rate applies only to patients and not when records are provided to third parties, invalidating any contrary government guidance. This session will address the federal decision on the misuse of patient-directed record requests. Participants will gain a clear understanding of the decision, including implications for handling patient access requests versus third-party requests. We will also review civil monetary penalties the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued regarding patient access and distill suggestions for how organizations can protect against potential OCR complaints.

Webinar Date: This was presented as part of OHIMA's 2021 Virtual Conference - February 23, 2021
Duration: 1 hour

Speaker:  Elizabeth Delahoussaye, RHIA, CHPS, is the Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer for Ciox Health. Elizabeth has served on AHIMA Board of Directors and was the Speaker of the House of Delegates in 2016. She has also served as a representative for THIMA on the AHIMA House of Delegates, as well as President-Elect and President for THIMA from 2008 thru 2010. Elizabeth has served on various committees at the national level with AHIMA as well, including co-chair on AHIMA ROI Tool Kit in 2013, the AHIMA Annual Program Committee in 2014 & 2015, and AHIMA’s Privacy and Security Council from 2017 to 2019. In 2013 she received the THIMA Distinguished Member Award for serving and volunteering over the years on both the state and national level.

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Cost: $25 Members / $35 Non-Members
1 AHIMA CEU*
Domain: Information Protection: Access, Disclosure, Archival, Privacy and Security

*AHIMA CEUs are also accepted by the AAPC! Check eligibility on the AAPC website.