PRESS RELEASE:
Fourteenth National HIPAA Summit, March 28 - 30, 2007, in Washington, DC Addresses Privacy, Security, T&CS, NPI, ICD 10 Issues
  • The Leading Forum on Healthcare EDI, Privacy, Confidentiality, Data Security and HIPAA Compliance
  • Collocate with Fourth National HIT Summit, www.HITSummit.com
  • Featuring Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records (CPEHR) and Certified Professional in Health Information Technology (CPHIT)
  • March 26 - 31, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
  • www.HIPAASummit.com
PRESS RELEASE
Phone: 800-684-4549
Email: registration@hcconferences.com
Website: www.HIPAASummit.com

WASHINGTON DC USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- DECEMBER 20, 2006: The Fourteenth National HIPAA Summit, www.HIPAASummit.com, which will be held at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on March 28 - 30, 2007 in Washington, DC, will cover a variety of issues, including privacy, security, transactions and code sets, NPI, and ICD 10 Issues. The Summit will be collocated with the Fourth Health Information Technology Summit, www.HITSummit.com. The HIPAA Summit is sponsored by over 50 major associations and publications.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
William R. Braithwaite, MD, Ph.D.
"Doctor HIPAA", Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, eHealth Initiative, Former Senior Advisor on Health Information Policy, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Gary G. Christoph, CISM, CHS
Chief Informatics Officer, Teradata Government Systems, Inc., Former Chief Operating Officer, National Institutes of Health Center for Information Technology, Former Chief Information Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Columbia, MD
Randy Cohen
Author, "The Ethicist" Column, The New York Times Magazine, New York, NY
Francois de Brantes
National Coordinator, Bridges to Excellence, Washington, DC
Janet M. Marchibroda
Chief Executive Officer, eHealth Initiative and Foundation, Washington, DC

Susan McAndrew, Esq. (Invited)
Senior Advisor for HIPAA Privacy Policy, Office for Civil Rights Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Peter Swire, Esq.
C. William O'Neill Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University, Former Chief Counselor, Office of Management & Budget, Office of the President of the United States, Columbus, OH
Kepa Zubeldia, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Claredi (an Ingenix Division), Former Chair AFEHCT, Former Member, NCVHS, Co chair, WEDI Security Policy Advisory Group, Salt Lake City, UT
Karen Trudel
Deputy Director, Office of e-Health Standards and Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HIPAA Summit Distinguished Service Award Winner, Baltimore, MD

SUMMIT COCHAIRS
Steven S. Lazarus, Ph.D., FHIMSS
President, Boundary Information Group and Past Chair, WEDI, Denver, CO

John C. Parmigiani
President, John C. Parmigiani and Associates, LLC, Former Director of Enterprise Standards, HCFA, Ellicott City, MD
Alan S. Goldberg, JD, LLM
Attorney & Counselor at Law, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Maryland School of Law and Suffolk University Law School and Past President, American Health Lawyers Association, McLean, Virginia

HIPAA SUMMIT SPECIAL SESSIONS
  • The Ethics of HIT and HIPAA: Ethical Conundrums Raised by Information Technology and Privacy in Healthcare
  • Will Privacy and Security Concerns Impede HIT Initiatives? Identifying Issues and Practical Solutions
  • The Office for Civil Rights and Health Care Privacy
  • How Privacy Compliances Fits into an Overall Compliance Program
  • How Broader Privacy Policy Issues Impact Healthcare
  • How to Effectively Respond to an OCR HIPAA Privacy Complaint Investigation
  • Stakeholder Solutions to RHIO/HIE Privacy and Security: California's Experience
  • Regulatory Compliance and Information Security
  • HIPAA Security - What every HIPAA Professional Should Know
  • Case Study - Security Business Contingency Plan Tsunami Simulation
  • Medical Identity Theft: The Future of Healthcare Fraud Is Now
  • How Safe is Your Mobile Information?
  • Closing The Barn Door When the Cows Have Already Been Stolen: Why Paying Attention to Physical Security is Critical
  • Elements of a Swift (and Effective) Response to a HIPAA Security Breach
  • Building Trust: Discussion on 21 CFR Part 11 and How the SAFE Standard Enables Legally Enforceable Digital Signatures Identity Management
  • Transactions, Code Sets and Identifiers Compliance: Demystifying the Healthcare Claim Attachments
  • Transactions, Code Sets and Identifiers Compliance: HIPAA Implementation Guides Down and Dirty
  • HIPAA Transactions - The Next Generations
  • Advanced Issues in NPI Implementation
  • A Primetime View on Real - Time 270/271 Transactions
  • Adopting ICD-10: How Bad is this for Payers?
  • Update: "Atypical" Provider ID and Other Identifiers and Interoperability of a HIPAA Health Information Network
  • Those Nagging HIPAA Issues that Just Don't Go Away, including Dealing with Workforce Whose Personal Lives Interfere with HIPAA Compliance, Reporting/Notification of Privacy and Security Breaches, Business Associates, and Copying Fees
  • HIPAA and JCAHO Requirements Compared and Contrasted
  • HIPAA: Just the Beginning - NC's Reach for Statewide Connectivity
  • The Patient: An Ally in Promoting HIPAA Compliance
  • New Information Standards to Help Eliminate Doctor's Office Clipboard
  • HIPAA Training is Forever

CPEHR AND CPHIT TRAINING AND EXAMINATION OFFERED AT HIT SUMMIT

The HIPAA Summit will offer Health IT Certification, www.HealthITCertification.com, Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records (CPEHR) and Certified Professional in Health Information Technology (CPHIT) training and the CPEHR and CPHIT certification examinations.


CIPP TRAINING AND EXAMINATION OFFERED AT HIPAA SUMMIT

The HIPAA Summit will offer International Association of Privacy Professional, www.PrivacyAssociation.org, Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) training and the CIPP certification examination.


CISSP EXAMINATIONS OFFERED AT HIPAA SUMMIT

The HIPAA Summit will offer the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP(r)) examination.


EXHIBIT & SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION

For sponsorship and exhibit information contact Joni Lipson, Exhibit Manager, 215-599-6626 phone, 215-545-8107 fax, joni.lipson@rmpinc.com.


REGISTRATION INFORMATION

For further registration information, go to www.HIPAASummit.com, call 800-684-4549, email registration@hcconferences.com or write:

    HIPAA Summit Office
    7790 Barberry Ave.
    Yucca Valley, CA USA 92284