Description: The 21st Century Cures Act mandates interoperability and the secure exchange and access to health records. The goal of the Act is to ensure that access to health records and medical data are easily accessible and securely shared for the good of the patient. The patient is at the center of the Act putting patients in charge of their healthcare information. It mandates the use of apps for patient access and standardized APIs for the exchange of healthcare information. The lack of interoperability can impede this process resulting in compliance issues as well as increased costs to both patients and providers. The new information blocking/interoperability rules have set the standards that payers, providers, insurers, must now adhere to while at the same time ensuring that patient health data is still secure. However, many healthcare providers continue to struggle with how to meet these standards in complex healthcare systems with various clinical systems feeding the overall patient healthcare record. In this presentation you will hear from Verisma's leading experts in HIM, technology and compliance. They will share their expertise and firsthand knowledge regarding the interoperability mandate as well as provide real world examples of applications providers can utilize now to ensure compliance with information access while maintaining all the security still required by HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules. Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand what Information Blocking and Data Interoperability really means in your everyday operations. 2. Learn how to identify and address processes that are likely to constitute information blocking. 3. Learn what technology and vendor controls are available to enable secure patient access to their healthcare information.

Webinar Date: This was presented as part of OHIMA's 2022 Annual Meeting - March 21, 2022
Duration: 1 hour

Speakers:

Barbara Carr, RHIA, has 40+ years’ experience in the HIM field.  Most recently as the Assistant Vice President of HIM for the Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia, PA. Einstein is a multi-facility 800+ bed teaching integrated healthcare system in Philadelphia.  Prior to Einstein, Barbara was the Corporate Director of HIM for ChristianaCare, a 1000+ bed teaching healthcare network in Wilmington, DE. Barbara is currently acting as a strategic advisor to Verisma.

Deb Lobb joined Verisma in November 2021 as the Director of Compliance and Privacy. Her most recent position prior to Verisma, was Compliance Manager for Cigna within Direct Care area. She has 15+ years as a Director of Health Information Management within Acute Care and 10+ years as Compliance and Privacy Manager within Acute Care and Post-Acute settings. She is a graduate of Northeastern University in Boston, MA, where she received her Bachelor of Science with concentration in Health Information Management and her certificate for Cancer Registry Data Management.

Anupriyo Chakravarti joined Verisma Systems, Inc. in 2017 as the Senior Vice President of Research and Development. Anupriyo brings 25 years of experience as a highly effective leader in healthcare IT product management and software development for both Fortune 500 companies and startups. Anupriyo joined Verisma after serving as vice president of product management and marketing at McKesson, where he led the product management and marketing functions of the Extended Care Services (ECS) business unit. Before McKesson, he worked for eleven years at Surgical Information Systems (SIS), where he lead software development, and ultimately product management, to deliver solutions for the surgery and anesthesia departments at health systems and ambulatory surgery centers. Prior to working with SIS, Anupriyo worked for Arthur Andersen, Ryder Dedicated Logistics, IBM and TATA Motors. Anupriyo has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Roorkee in India.

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Cost: $25 Members / $35 Non-Members
1 AHIMA CEU*
Domain: Health Law & Compliance
Impact Area: Protect Patient Data & Privacy

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