information privacy

Job Description

Maintain a positive peer relationship and perform as a team player, planning and prioritizing to maintain a time and attendance record which complies with company policy.

Provide excellent internal and external customer service assistance, providing knowledgeable and appropriate information to customers. Work independently in a very detail-oriented manner and meet deadlines.

Develop an organization-wide Privacy Program to comply with regulations such as the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the HITECH Act, and others. Provide development guidance and assist in the identification, implementation, and maintenance of organization information, privacy policies and procedures in coordination with organization management and administration, and legal counsel.

Perform initial and periodic information privacy risk assessments and conduct related ongoing compliance monitoring activities in coordination with Marimn Health's other compliance and operational assessment functions. Work with legal counsel and management, key departments, and committees to ensure the organization has and maintains appropriate privacy and confidentiality consent, authorization forms, and information notices and materials reflecting current organization and legal practices and requirements.

Work with Training and Development Manager to develop and deliver privacy training (HIPAA, HITECH and additional content as required) and orientation to all employees, volunteers, medical and professional staff, contractors, alliances, business associates, and other appropriate third parties. Participate in the development, implementation, and ongoing compliance monitoring of all business associate agreements, to ensure all privacy concerns, requirements, and responsibilities are addressed.

Establish with management and operations a mechanism to track access to protected health information, within the purview of the organization and as required by law and to allow qualified individuals to review or receive a report on such activity. Work cooperatively with the IT Manager and Information Security Manager and other applicable personnel to oversee patient rights to inspect, amend and restrict access to protected health information when appropriate.

Establish and administer a process for receiving, documenting, tracking, investigating, and taking action on all complaints concerning the organization's privacy policies and procedures in coordination and collaboration with other similar functions and when necessary, legal counsel. Ensure compliance with privacy practices and consistent application of sanctions for failure to comply with privacy policies for all individuals in the workforce, extended workforce, and for all business associates, in cooperation with HR and any other applicable department heads.

Initiate, facilitate, and promote activities to foster information privacy awareness within Marimn Health. Review all system-related information security plans throughout the organization to ensure alignment between security and privacy practices and act as a liaison to the information systems department.

Work with all Marimn Health personnel involved with any aspect of release of protected health information, to ensure full coordination and cooperation under Marimn Health's policies and procedures and legal requirements. Maintain current knowledge of applicable federal and state privacy laws and accreditation standards, and monitor advancements in information privacy technologies to ensure Marimn Health adaptation and compliance.

Serve as information privacy consultant to all Marimn Health departments. Cooperate with the Office of Civil Rights, other legal entities, and organization officers in any compliance reviews or investigations. Work with Marimn Health administration, legal counsel, and other related parties to represent Marimn Health privacy interests with external parties (state or local government bodies) who undertake to adopt or amend privacy legislation, regulation, or standard.