Aug 16, 2012
InSPN Quarterly Meeting
Topic: Privacy - more details to be announced - MEETING LOCATION: Auditorium on the first floor in One America Tower, One American Square, Indianapolis, IN 46282 - MEETING AGENDA: Registration & Networking (8:00-8:30am) Reports (8:30) a. Legal and Regulatory Update b. Report from the Security Subcommittee c. Report from Privacy Subcommittee d. Other Announcements Followed by KEYNOTE SPEAKER (commence approximately 9:00am) and Questions & Answers Please Register as soon as possible. Seating is limited. Cost is $25 per meeting or Annual Membership fee of $75. Free for current members. More | Register now!
Nov 15, 2012
InSPN Quarterly Meeting & Annual Technology Fair
Topic: Security- more details to be announced - & - Annual Tech Fair MEETING LOCATION: Auditorium on the first floor in One America Tower, One American Square, Indianapolis, IN 46282 - MEETING AGENDA: Registration & Networking (8:00-8:30am) Reports (8:30) a. Legal and Regulatory Update b. Report from the Security Subcommittee c. Report from Privacy Subcommittee d. Other Announcements Followed by KEYNOTE SPEAKER (commence approximately 9:00am) and Questions & Answers Please Register as soon as possible. Seating is limited. Cost is $25 per meeting or Annual Membership fee of $75. Free for current members. More | Register now!
Apr 5, 2012
From AMA News: Data breaches of small businesses, including doctor offices, on the rise
A report says cyber criminals are seeking what they consider easy targets. --------By Pamela Lewis Dolan, amednews staff. --------Posted April 5, 2012. ------- Small organizations, including physician practices, represented the largest number of data breaches in 2011, according to Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report. The report examined 855 breaches across the globe that accounted for 174 million compromised records in 2011. The analysis found that cyber criminals are responsible for a large number of breaches globally, and small organizations are considered easy targets. Go to More for the link More >>
Apr 3, 2012
NIST & OCR sponsor 5th Annual Conference
Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security June 6 & 7 in Washington DC --- The conference will explore the current health information technology security landscape and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule. This event will highlight the present state of health information security, and practical strategies, tips and techniques for implementing the HIPAA Security Rule. The Security Rule sets federal standards to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic protected health information by requiring HIPAA covered entities and their business associates to implement and maintain administrative, physical and technical safeguards. The conference will offer important keynote addresses and plenary sessions as well as breakout sessions following two learning tracks around specific areas of security management and technical assurance. Presentations will cover a variety of current topics including updates on HHS health information privacy and security initiatives, OCR's enforcement of health information privacy and security activities, integrating security safeguards into health IT, safeguards to secure mobile devices, removing sensitive data from the Internet, and more. ----- A single registration fee grants access to all presentations on-site and through a live Webcast. ---- Agenda: TBD --- Go to MORE/Link for registration More >>
Mar 29, 2012
New HITECH Regulations on the Horizon
Article from Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman ---------- The long-awaited final regulations arising from the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ("HITECH") appear finally to be near publication. On March 24, 2012, the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") accepted for review the final HITECH regulations from the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"). The OMB will review the regulations to assess their economic and other impacts, a process that likely will take most of the 90-day period allotted to complete the review. Based on that timetable, it is anticipated that HHS will publish the regulations in mid to late June. SEE MORE for entire article More >>