ArHIMA | Privacy Work in the Age of COVID

Overview:

The sudden outbreak of Covid-19 has created many challenges for healthcare settings. During this presentation, the speaker will be discussing the following topics:

• Employer Issues
• Snooping and Auditing
• Visitor Issues
• Tracking Your Work
• Patient Right to Access
• OCR Enforcement Discretion
• OCR Guidance – Privacy
• OCR Guidance – Civil Rights

Date Published:

September 10, 2020

CEU:

1.0 – Information Protection: Access, Disclosure, Archival, Privacy, and Security

Speaker:

Dana Williams, MSHI, RHIA, CHP, CHC

Mrs. Williams is the Privacy Officer for BAPTIST HEALTH in Little Rock, Arkansas. She began in the Corporate Compliance department in 2009. Prior to this, Mrs. Williams held the position of Director of Medical Records/Admissions at BAPTIST HEALTH Medical Center-Heber Springs in Heber Springs, AR for 11 years. BAPTIST HEALTH is the largest integrated healthcare delivery system in Arkansas with 11 hospitals and over 50 clinics.

Mrs. Williams is a member of the Arkansas Health Information Management Association, American Health Information Management Association, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, and Healthcare Compliance Association. She is an active speaker on privacy, healthcare regulations, and compliance issues.