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Webinar: It's All About the Data - Privacy and Security for Patient Data in 2009

Event Date(s): 05-12-2009 
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Presenter(s): Holley Thames Lutz, Rebecca Fayed 
Event Host(s): Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP 
Event Description:

In the first few months of 2009, health care providers have become subject to more data protection and identity theft regulation than in the past several years combined. This
60-minute, web-based seminar summarizes these developments, provides an easy-to-follow timeline and checklist of required next steps, and offers practical and cost-effective tips for ensuring compliance — all specifically targeting the health care provider community.

Listen to the audio presentation and view the presentation (590k PDF) from this webinar.

Topics include:

  • FTC Red Flag Regulations (effective May 1, 2009).
  • FTC Proposed Rule Requiring Consumer Notification of Security Breach for Electronic Health Information (comments due June 1, 2009).
  • HHS Initial Guidance on the HITECH Act's Breach Notification Requirements (comments due May 21, 2009).
  • HHS Guidance on Breach Notification for Unsecured Data (expected August 2009).

Featured speakers include: Holley Thames Lutz, a nationally-recognized hospital lawyer, and Rebecca Fayed, a leading expert on HIPAA privacy and security issues.

Attendees will come away from this session with practical advice for meeting the new government regulations on data privacy and security as well as a useful handout summarizing the key compliances dates and objectives.