Looking to increase your knowlege of privacy issues related to HIPAA.
HCAF is offering the 
following webinar addressing these issues.
Privacy Issues in Home Health
April 12, 2012, at 1:00-2:00 pm Eastern Time
Purpose: Update on the status of current regulations and expectations for privacy under HIPAA and HITECH. This session will focus on recent changes and the practical problems created by electronic medical records and communications. Participants will review and discuss current hot spots, regulatory issues and items that are focused on by regulations. Additional topics will include employee training and practical solutions to problems that occur including social media concerns, facebook and portable devices.
Register now to reserve your spot!
https://m360.homecarefla.org/event.aspx?eventID=47655
Speaker:
JO ELLEN WHITNEY is a senior shareholder of the Davis law firm, having obtained her degrees (B.A., magna cum laude, and J.D.) from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Jo practices primarily in the areas of labor and employment law, healthcare law, privacy, and fair housing.
In the area of labor and employment, Jo assists businesses with policy and contract development, human resources planning, disciplinary and termination issues as well as regulatory compliance and litigation matters.
Jo works extensively in the field of health law, privacy and confidentiality issues. Jo is the author of multiple editions of Iowa Guide to Medical Records and is a regular speaker on issues relating to long-term care, the provision of medical services, medical practitioners and privacy. Jo has worked and medical staffing, credentialing and privileging matters, as well as consent and risk analysis in the health care area.
Jo works with clients regarding fair housing compliance in the construction, rental and sale phases of housing, apartments and condominiums.
CEUs are not offered.
Webinar Registration Rates
HCAF Member Rates $65
HCAF Prospective Member Rates $115
Thank you for supporting HCAF education!
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For our Florida Agencies: 
A friendly reminder - beginning October 1st through October 15th, all licensed home health agencies (no exceptions) must submit a quarterly report to the Agency for Health Care Administration. Agencies that do not submit the report by October 15th will be assessed a $5,000 fine.
By law, home health agencies must report the following information based on the agency's patient census as of Sept. 30th:
- Number of insulin-dependent diabetic patients receiving insulin injection services
- Number of patients receiving home health services from the home health agency AND a licensed hospice provider
- Total number of patients receiving home health services
- The names and license numbers of nurses (RN's or LPN's) whose primary job responsibility is to provide home health services to patients and received remuneration in excess of $25,000 for the three months of the quarter
According to AHCA, the quarterly report has been instrumental in helping combat fraud and abuse in our industry. For more information and instructions for submitting the report, click here to access the AHCA website.
AHCA is primarily responsible for the state's $21.2 billion Medicaid program that serves 3 million Floridians, the licensure of the state's 41,000 health care facilities and the sharing of health care data through the Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis.
If you have any questions, please call the AHCA Home Care Unit at (850) 412-4403.
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