International Association of Privacy Professionals's Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) and Health IT Certification Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records (CPEHR) and Certified Professional in Health Information Technology (CPHIT) Training and Examinations offered at HIPAA Summit XII and Connecting Communities Learning Forum
  • Twelfth National HIPAA Summit and Connecting Communities Learning Forum are Collocated
  • Featuring Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records (CPEHR) and Certified Professional in Health Information Technology (CPHIT) Training and Certification Examinations
  • April 7 - 11, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
  • www.HIPAASummit.com and http://ccbh.ehealthinitiative.org
PRESS RELEASE
Phone: 800-684-4549
Email: registration@hcconferences.com

WASHINGTON DC, USA -- HIT/HIPAA UPDATE NEWS SERVICE(TM) -- MARCH 13, 2006: The Twelfth National HIPAA Summit, www.HIPAASummit.com, and Connecting Communities Learning Forum, http://ccbh.ehealthinitiative.org/ccbhconference/default.mspx, will be collocated at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on April 7 - 11, 2006 in Washington, DC. The following special professional certification sessions will be held on Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8, 2006: Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records (CPEHR) and Certified Professional in Health Information Technology (CPHIT) Training and Certification Examinations.

CPEHR AND CPHIT ONSITE TRAINING:

On Friday, April 7, 2006, Health IT Certification will offer Preconference I which covers the following five-course Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records (CPEHR) and Certified Professional in Health Information Technology (CPHIT) Basic Training at the conference hotel:

8:00 am Introduction and Overview by Steven S. Lazarus, Ph.D., CPEHR, CPHIT, FHIMSS, President, Boundary Information Group, Member, Board of Examiners, Health IT Certification, LLC and Past Chair, WEDI, Denver, CO (Co chair)
8:15 am Overview of Health Information Technology by William R. Braithwaite, MD, Ph.D., "Doctor HIPAA," Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, eHealth Initiative and Former Senior Advisor on Health Information Policy, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
10:15 am EHR Migration Path by Steven S. Lazarus, Ph.D., CPEHR, CPHIT, FHIMSS
1:00 pm Legal and Regulatory Aspects of HER by Alan S. Goldberg, JD, LLM, Partner, Goulston & Storrs, Adjunct Professor of Law, Suffolk University and University of Maryland, Past President and Fellow, American Health Lawyers Association and Moderator, AHLA HIT listserv, Washington, DC
2:45 pm Web Privacy and Security by Steven S. Lazarus, Ph.D., CPEHR, CPHIT, FHIMSS
4:30 pm CPOE and e-Prescribing by Caroline Samuels, MD, Managing Member, CSMed LLC, Director of Ambulatory Care, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Prince George's Hospital Center and Author, HIMSS EHR Selector, Bethesda, MD
6:30 pm Adjournment

SUPPLEMENTAL ONLINE CPEHR AND CPHIT TRAINING:

Preconference I above presents 5 of the 10 course CPHIT curriculum. For additional $495 (regular price $1,295), you get access to the complete 10 course curriculum online to review prior to taking certification examination. Click here for more information.

CPEHR AND CPHIT CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS:

The Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records and Certified Professional in Health Information Technology certification examinations will be offered on Saturday morning, April 8, 2005 at the conference hotel.

IAPP CIPP TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS:

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) now offers Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) training and the CIPP certification examination. The CIPP is the industry's first-ever, broad-based privacy certification program. It is offered exclusively by the IAPP and is made possible through generous grants from Hewlett Packard and Microsoft. The CIPP is an entry-level certification program that stresses the fundamentals of privacy: understanding the concepts and applications of law and operational best practices as well as the privacy implications of emerging technologies. It also establishes educational and testing standards for the privacy profession. The following individuals may wish to consider CIPP certification:

  • Seasoned executives who want to validate their existing skill set with a standard privacy credential.
  • Corporate privacy managers chartered with bringing their staff up to a consistent level of privacy education.
  • Professionals entirely new to the business of privacy who seek to establish a knowledge foundation in information privacy.
  • Federal and State government employees who wish to be certified in government privacy.
  • Vertical specialists in financial services or healthcare privacy who seek to broaden their expertise and value into a general information privacy scope.
  • Lawyers and consultants who desire to further professionalize their services.
CIPP TRAINING OFFERED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2006:

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) will offer a full day of Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) training on Friday, April 7, 2006. The following issues will be addressed:

    8:00 am Introduction to IAPP Privacy Certification
    8:30 am Privacy Law and Compliance
    10:30 am Workplace Privacy
    1:00 pm Information Security
    2:15 pm Web Privacy and Security
    3:45 pm Data Sharing and Transfer
    5:00 pm Government Privacy
THE CIPP CERTIFICATION EXAM OFFERED ON SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2006:

The IAPP will offer the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) exam on Saturday, April 8, 2006. The examination consists of 175 multiple choice and true/false questions across five subject matter areas: Privacy Law and Compliance, Information Security, Web Privacy and Security, Data Sharing and Transfer, and Workplace Privacy.

You must be an IAPP member in order to take the CIPP examination. Training for the exam is recommended, but not required.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

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

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