Navigating 42 CFR Part 2: Evolving Healthcare IT Practices for SUD Data Sharing and Improving Patient Care
On-Demand
Join us for an in-depth live panel webinar on the significant updates to the 42 CFR Part 2 Final Rule regulations, which govern the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) patient records. These changes, finalized and made effective by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in February 2024, aim to align Part 2 more closely with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and enhance integrated care for individuals with SUD.
Learning Objectives:
- Overview of 42 CFR Part 2 Final Rule: Understanding the historical context and purpose of these regulations in protecting SUD patient records.
- Major Changes in the 2024 Final Rule:
- Safe Harbor: Defines diligence steps for eligibility, requiring agencies to check SAMHSA’s online locator and HIPAA Notices to confirm a provider's Part 2 status before requesting records.
- Segregation of Part 2 Data: States that segregating/segmenting Part 2 records is not required.
- Complaints: Establishes the right to file complaints directly with the Secretary for Part 2 violations, concurrent with filing through a Part 2 program.
- SUD Counseling Notes: Defines notes separately maintained by an SUD clinician that analyze sessions, requiring specific consent, akin to HIPAA protections for psychotherapy notes.
- Patient Consent: Requires separate consents for records use in legal proceedings and prohibits combining these with other consents. Each disclosure with consent must include a copy of the consent or its scope.
- Implications for Providers and Patients: How these changes will impact SUD treatment programs, healthcare providers, and patients.
- Compliance Timeline: Key dates and steps for ensuring compliance with the new regulations by February 2026.
Don't miss this opportunity to gain the knowledge and insights needed to understand the changes to 42 CFR Part 2, fostering cultural and technological shifts for improved SUD data sharing and patient care continuity. Register today to secure your spot!
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Speakers
Maeghan Gilmore, MPH
Vice President Government Affairs
Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness
Jason Touhey, DO
Chief Medical Information Officer and Hospitalist
Berkshire Health Systems
Maeghan has worked with local governments for over 14 years on behavioral health, health, human services, and justice policies and programs. Prior to joining ABHW, Maeghan was the program director for health, human services, and justice at the National Association of Counties. She previously served as the Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy for the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Directors. Ms. Gilmore received a B.S. in Health Education from Western Michigan University and a Masters of Public Health, health policy concentration, from The George Washington University.
Jason Touhey is a hospitalist and CMIO at Berkshire Health Systems. He went to medical school at University of New England and completed residency at University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center. He has served as Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Berkshire, and has a passion for education and process improvement. His vision for clinical computer systems is to improve their efficiency so that providers can spend more time caring for their patients.
Elizabeth Amato
President and Chief Executive Officer
HealtheConnections
Josh Longiaru
IT Director
United Services, Inc.
Elizabeth Amato is a 16-year veteran of the health information technology field, with focused expertise in program development and design, advocacy, research, and source funding. For the past 12 years, she has held various leadership positions in the New York state health information exchange space, including the past 3 years serving as the Chief Operating Officer at NY’s second largest HIE, HealtheConnections. As of January 1st she assumed the role of President & CEO at HealtheConnections. Elizabeth is a passionate advocate for improving the health of communities through health information exchange, data-centric technology, and clinical-community partnerships.
As a champion for behavioral health and integrated care, Josh is passionate about advancing the conversation on interoperability and its critical role in transforming patient outcomes. With over 20 years’ experience in leading innovative programs at United Services and fostering collaboration among healthcare providers, he is committed to bridging gaps between physical and behavioral health systems to foster comprehensive care solutions. His hope is to get to a point where everyone has access to integrated care models that prioritize the whole person, ensuring that stigma and barriers are eliminated so that every patient can access the compassionate support they deserve.
Corey Zeigler
Chief Information Officer
Helio Health
MODERATOR
Janet Desroche
Associate Vice President
MEDITECH
Corey has been with Helio Health for 5 years. They are a large substance use and behavioral health organization with 70 different locations throughout Central New York spanning from Albany in the eastern side to Rochester on the western side, down to the Pennsylvania border to the south and almost to Canada in the North. Their services include inpatient, outpatient, residential, affordable housing, homelessness and a lot of the health and human services functions in New York State.
Janet Desroche is a healthcare leader and Associate Vice President at MEDITECH, with a passion for enhancing healthcare outcomes and organizational performance. In her role, she directs teams focused on developing and implementing innovative programs that leverage the MEDITECH EHR to drive clinical and operational excellence. Her initiatives include developing outcomes-based toolkits, delivering best practice education and guidance, employing modern training methods, creating clinician-targeted content, optimizing workflows, enhancing clinical decision support, and utilizing quality improvement analytics.
Under Janet’s leadership, the MEDITECH EHR Excellence Toolkit Program has improved outcomes for healthcare organizations, addressing high-priority areas such as hospital-acquired conditions, chronic disease management, antimicrobial stewardship, and opioid stewardship.
Beyond her work at MEDITECH, Janet actively contributes to the broader healthcare community. She is a member and subcommittee co-chair of the CHIME Opioid Task Force.
CHIME CEU Certification
Navigating 42 CFR Part 2: Evolving Healthcare IT Practices for SUD Data Sharing and Improving Patient Care webinar presented by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has approved this event for 1 CHIME CEU towards the following certification programs:
- Certified Healthcare CIO (CHCIO) Program
- CHIME Foundation Certified Healthcare Executives, (CFCHE) Program
- Certified Healthcare Information Security Leaders (CHISL) Program
- Certified Digital Health (CDH) Program
Certificate holders may claim their CEUs from this program by entering them on the CHIME website at Continuing Education Credits (CEUS)
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