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With major Final Rules for the Cures Act being implemented, including new references to AI, we are seeing varying levels of knowledge and stages of readiness among healthcare provider sites, insurance companies, health plans and related entities across the healthcare spectrum. The government’s goal is to simultaneously open access to historically protected health information and ensure privacy and security HIPAA compliance. However, this expansion of access and automation is complex. Although it improves patient access, it dramatically complicates things for record management and compliance professions. Some of the APIs, FHIR interfaces, and EHI Exports due are integrated into patient portals while others are utilized differently. Additionally, although the Cures Act rules are in place, enforcement has not begun, and many organizations have yet to implement the basic Cures Act requirements. The path government that the Cures Act rules create will increase the risk of penalties, fines and bad PR for healthcare organizations. Therefore, healthcare professionals need to be adequately prepared for and updated on the details of these measures, to ensure they understand and are able to manage them in a compliant manner. Join Kelly McLendon and Kristen Borth on Tuesday, February 27th from 1pm-2pm (EST) as they deliver an eye-opening discussion on the rapidly changing regulatory and site implementation information about API’s, FHIR interfaces, interoperability and information blocking of health systems and information. This program has been approved for 1.0 continuing education unit(s) (CEUs) for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting of Approved CEUs from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program provider. Learning Objectives 1. Explain ONC Information Blocking Part 171 and CMS Interoperability and Patient Access rules, practice advice and actual site practices about implementation for Providers, including the new final rule addressing EHR certification bodies and other actors, such as providers and payers. 2. Align the Cures Act and HIPAA requirements to find a common set of best practices which is required to comply with both laws. 3. Discuss the common issues relating to Cures Act implementation encountered to date, along with how EHRs are helping to manage the transition to the Cures Act. 4. Apply emerging best practices and enforcement of Info Blocking incidents, including fines and penalties which have been published.

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About the Presenters Kelly McLendon, RHIA, CHPS, has been a HIM practitioner for over 45 years, possessing not only a HIM credential but also one for privacy and security of electronic healthcare records, a specialization he has held for as long as those concepts have existed. In 2015 AHIMA awarded him their ‘Innovator’ Triumph award, among numerous major industry other awards over the years. He is a sought-after author and speaker on subjects related to HIPAA, The 21st Century Cures Act and other industry privacy and security topics. Kelly is a founder of CompliancePro Solutions, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Genzeon, LLC. In this role he assisted design and bringing to market a software product called CompliancePro Health, which manages HIPAA Privacy and Security Incidents, patient’s Rights Request and other areas of healthcare compliance. At present he continues to work with Genzeon to continue to grow the CompliancePro and Genzeon brands. Kristen Borth, MS, RHIA, is a health information and informatics professional with over 10 years of experience in consulting in acute and ambulatory services. While transitioning from private to public sector consulting, she has always stayed in the realm of Health Information Management and Health Informatics. This has helped to broaden her foundational knowledge regarding the crossover and similarities in both arenas. Her focus over the last couple of years has been in SDOH and the 21st Century Cures Act requirements. Kristen has a bachelor’s and graduate degree from Loma Linda University in health information and informatics. She has three children (two boys and a girl), a Great Dane and Corgi, a cat, and a wonderfully supportive husband to keep her life outside of work fun and busy. She loves to bake and cook. Cycling and running are her stress relievers, and she has just recently moved back to her home state of Arkansas.

Disclosures Kelly McLendon, RHIA, CHPS, faculty for this event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. Kristen Borth, MS, RHIA, faculty for this event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. The planners for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. An “ineligible company” includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products use by or on patients.