Episode 197: Protecting Patient Information—A Candid Conversation on Healthcare Compliance

<p dir="auto">Protecting patient information is critical. But it is a delicate balance between minimizing a healthcare organization’s risk and enabling development staff to raise mission-critical funds.</p> <p dir="auto">In this episode Marti Arvin, Executive Advisor at CynergisTek, joins Blackbaud’s Liza Turcotte for a candid discussion on working together to create this appropriate balance. </p> <p dir="auto"> </p> <p dir="auto"><strong>T</strong><strong>opics Discussed in This Episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Compliance officer’s viewpoint on sharing patient data</li> <li>Grateful patient programs</li> <li>Creating a balance between data needed and wanted</li> <li>Expectations for the development team related to patient information</li> <li>Ideas for working together as a team</li> </ul> <p dir="auto"><strong>DISCLAIMER:</strong> Nothing in this podcast is intended to be legal advice—please consult your organization’s own legal counsel. </p> <p dir="auto"><br /> <strong>Resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://cynergistek.com/about/management-team/marti-arvin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marti Arvin</a></li> <li><a href= "https://hello.blackbaud.com/HC-2021-LP-WP-HIPAA-Patient-Fundraising-12994.html?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=sgengage&utm_content=HC-2021-LP-WP-HIPAA-Patient-Fundraising-12994" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White Paper: HIPAA and Fundraising: Understanding the Regulations, Roles, and Compliance</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Quotes:</strong> </p> <p>“The risk appetite of the organization is something that’s up to senior leadership.”</p> <p>“As long as I felt my leadership had made an informed decision, I could sleep at night.”</p> <p>“It’s not just HIPAA in all cases that you have to consider, so if you’ve made yourself aware of what the HIPPA regulations are, that may not be enough.”</p>