Security Incident or Breach?: The Differences, Making the Right Call, and Why it Matters

Risk & Compliance Management

Led by the Connecticut MGMA in collaboration with the NY MGMA, PA MGMA, VA MGMA, and WV MGMA.

What do you do when you think there has been a breach of PHI? Are you really sure it was a breach? Could it have been a security incident? A privacy incident? What are the first steps you take to identify what occurred? Who needs to be notified? What do you do to resolve the problem? What if the incident involved a Business Associate? These and other questions and recommendations will be explored in this session with a Privacy Officer and a Security Officer.

About the Speakers

Regina K. Alexander, FACHE, CHC, HCS-D, HCS-H
Senior Consultant & Director, IRO Services
HIPAA Privacy Officer
VantagePoint HealthCare Advisors
 
Ms. Alexander supports clients under Corporate Integrity Agreements with the HHS OIG in meeting their specific compliance obligations associated with CIA terms. Her areas of consulting expertise include HIPAA Privacy, 42 CFR Part 2, HIM, Home Health and Hospice coding and billing compliance, Medicare and Medicaid payment policy, regulatory compliance, and rapid-cycle process improvement. Ms. Alexander is a board-certified fellow (FACHE) in healthcare management through the American College of Healthcare Executives, maintains certification in healthcare compliance (CHC) through HCCA, and is a certified Home Health and Hospice Coding Specialist (HCS-D & HCS-H) through the Association of Homecare Coding and Compliance (AHCC).

She earned her Bachelor of Science in Health Administration from the University of Phoenix and holds an MBA from The George Washington University.
 
Brian Hadley
Director, Network & Information Security
VantagePoint HealthCare Advisors

Mr. Hadley, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Certified HealthCare Information Security & Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP) provides consulting services to healthcare and healthcare related entities in identifying security risks and accomplishing risk management goals related to cyber and information security.

Additionally, he assists clients in performing HIPAA Security Assessments and Risk Analyses with a focus on implementing practical measures to manage and reduce the risk of losing protected data.

Mr. Hadley is dedicated to educating clients about cybersecurity and empowers them to adopt best practices in keeping their organizations safe from threats. He assists in development of information security programs in large and small entities.

Mr. Hadley is a graduate of Fairfield University.

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