Kelly McLendon will be speaking at fivelocal AHIMA events this year. If you are attending any of these events, please be sure to check out his talk and meet with him during the event.

Events currently on the calendar:

  • AAHIM (Alabama): April 25, 2022
  • PHIMA (Pennsylvania): April 26, 2022
  • WSHIMA (Washington): May 12, 2022
  • NJHIMA (New Jersey): June 19, 2022
  • FLHIMA (Florida):  July 19, 2022

 

2022 AAHIM ANNUAL MEETING

April 25, 2022  1:45 pm – 2:45 pm

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21st Century Cures Act Information Blocking and Interoperability

This timely presentation delivers an update about new privacy and security rules, guidance and regulatory changes. These new rules are related to the ONC Information Blocking and CMS Interoperability and Patient Access rules based on the 21st Century Cures Act which has many dimensions that may be addressed depending upon implementation dates and industry trends.

The presentation is intended to impart a large volume of information about the rapidly changing regulatory privacy and security environment in a relatively short timeframe with comprehensive slide content useable by attendees after the presentation as they adopt and train others on these subjects. Mr. McLendon is well known for condensing and simplifying the complex presentation content into easily learnable points with his signature delivery style.

More session details here: 21st Century Cure Act Information Blocking and Interoperability | AAHIM

 


 

2022 PHIMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

April 26, 2022 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

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21st Century Cures Act

This timely presentation delivers an update about new privacy and security rules, guidance and regulatory changes. These new rules are related to the ONC Information Blocking and CMS Interoperability and Patient Access rules based on the 21st Century Cures Act which has many dimensions that may be addressed depending upon implementation dates and industry trends.

The presentation is intended to impart a large volume of information about the rapidly changing regulatory privacy and security environment in a relatively short timeframe with comprehensive slide content useable by attendees after the presentation as they adopt and train others on these subjects. Mr. McLendon is well known for condensing and simplifying the complex presentation content into easily learnable points with his signature delivery style.

Topics such as how patient access and exchange of patient information is affected by information blocking and interoperability for Providers, Payers, HIEs, HINs. Other topics that may be included are how patients should be educated about Mobile Health Apps, the importance of designated record sets and EHI, information blocking exceptions, etc.

More session details here: 21st Century Cures Act | PHIMA

 


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WSHIMA 2022 HEALTH DATA AND INFORMATION CONFERENCE

May 12, 2022 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

 

Patient and Provider Education on 3rd Party Mobile Health Apps

(speaking with Debi Primeau, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA)

More session details here: Patient and Provider Education on 3rd Party Mobile Health Apps | WSHIMA

 


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2022 NJHIMA ANNUAL CONVENTION

June 19, 2022 4:10 pm – 5:00 pm

Cures Act Third Party App Education and Hot Topics

TBD

More information on the event here: 2022 Annual Meeting and Coding Roundtable

 


 

2022 FHIMA ANNUAL CONVENTION

July 19, 2022 4:10 pm – 5:00 pm

Hot Topics and Current Trends; HIPAA Updates and the 21st Century Cures Act Implements

Session topics include:

  • ONC Information Blocking Part 171 and CMS Interoperability and Patient Access rules as they apply to Providers, Payers, HIEs and HINs, also other related rule information.
  • The latest HIPAA privacy and security rules and guidance issued by Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and increasingly the encroaching Office of the National Coordinator of Healthcare IT (ONC) 21st Century Cures Act rules.
  • Best practices that are being used to operationally manage privacy and security compliance in light of recent changes.
    • The looming opening of patient information to APIs and interoperability.
    • Operations for OIG based complaints.
    • Patient education on privacy and security for Mobile Health Apps.
  • Recent examples of privacy, security and breach and 21st Century Cures Act ONC/OIG complaints, hot cases, used to illustrate enforcement focus.

More session details here: Hot Topics and Current Trends; HIPAA Updates and the 21st Century Cures Act Implements | FHIMA

 


 

 

Speaker Details from AHIMA:

Kelly McLendon has been a HIM practitioner for over 38 years and was awarded the AHIMA 2015 ‘Innovator’ Triumph award. Kelly is a founder of CompliancePro Solutions where he helped design and create a product called PrivacyPro, which manages HIPAA compliance. He has authored countless articles about HIM, received numerous other awards and has published a book about legal health records. He also has created literally hundreds of items of content related to HIPAA from full sets of policy templates, to risk analysis and educational materials.

Kelly McLendon