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TALES FROM THE “DARK SIDE” Real Privacy Nightmares from HIPAA Gap Assessments

TALES FROM THE “DARK SIDE” Real Privacy Nightmares from HIPAA Gap Assessments. 6 th National HIPAA Summit – Washington, D.C. March 28, 2003 . Barry S. Herrin, Esq. Maureen McDonnell, RN Smith Moore LLP Moses Cone Health System Atlanta, Georgia Greensboro, North Carolina .

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TALES FROM THE “DARK SIDE” Real Privacy Nightmares from HIPAA Gap Assessments

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  1. TALES FROM THE “DARK SIDE”Real Privacy Nightmares from HIPAA Gap Assessments 6th National HIPAA Summit – Washington, D.C. March 28, 2003 Barry S. Herrin, Esq. Maureen McDonnell, RN Smith Moore LLP Moses Cone Health System Atlanta, Georgia Greensboro, North Carolina (c) 2003 Smith Moore LLP. All rights reserved.

  2. HIPAA Privacy: Real or Imagined? • Everyone is paying attention to privacy compliance more • Covered entities are adopting new policies and changing forms • Everyone has a Notice of Privacy Practices • Process Action Teams are hard at work just like they are before the JCAHO hits town • So why are there so many privacy problems? (c) 2003 Smith Moore LLP. All rights reserved.

  3. The DEVIL is in the Details • The effect of state law pre-emption cannot be underestimated • Many processes are so firmly entrenched that people will assume that “they must be right” • Familiarity with systems causes “blind spots” (c) 2003 Smith Moore LLP. All rights reserved.

  4. NOW PLAYING…. (c) 2003 Smith Moore LLP. All rights reserved.

  5. IT CAME FROM . . . THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT!! (c) 2003 Smith Moore LLP. All rights reserved.

  6. Good Ideas Gone Bad (c) 2003 Smith Moore LLP. All rights reserved.

  7. The Ghost of Elvis (c) 2003 Smith Moore LLP. All rights reserved.

  8. Night of the Hunter(or the False Prophet) (c) 2003 Smith Moore LLP. All rights reserved.

  9. COMING SOON (maybe) TO A FACILITY NEAR YOU (c) 2003 Smith Moore LLP. All rights reserved.

  10. QUESTIONS….If You Dare!!! (c) 2003 Smith Moore LLP. All rights reserved.

  11. TO CONTACT US: Barry S. Herrin, Esq. 404-962-1027 barry.herrin@smithmoorelaw.com Maureen McDonnell, RN 336-832-8059 maureen.mcdonnell@mosescone.com (c) 2003 Smith Moore LLP. All rights reserved.

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