Healthcare privacy and data security has become one of the major policy, technology and operations issues in American healthcare. HIPAA Compliance is not only complex, but also extremely costly as healthcare moves to electronic data interchange and the Internet and beyond to a variety of new health information technology initiatives. The HIPAA Summit conference series provides a road map to understanding the complex requirements of federal and state law and illuminates strategies for compliance. Through an expert faculty of 75 and over 30 sessions, the Thirteenth National HIPAA Summit will go well beyond the simple recitation of the federal HIPAA law and regulations.

Of course, the Summit will provide the most up-to-date and sophisticated information on the status and construction of the HIPAA regulations through the presentations of the leading HIPAA regulators from the Department of Health and Human Services. The Summit will focus on the crucial issues of the implementation of the transactions, code sets and identifiers and the security rule, and will feature practical case studies from the field, including presentations by leading privacy, security and compliance officers from around the country. The Summit will address the complex financial, operational and technical issues that must be addressed not only to comply with the technical requirements of the law, but also to integrate new technologies in order to enhance the efficiency, quality and accessibility of healthcare services.

Learning Objectives:
Provide a Basic Background to the HIPAA Law and Regulations
Assess Current Compliance with HIPAA Transactions, Code Sets and Identifiers, and Future Initiatives Necessary to Enhance Compliance
Present an Analysis of the Final HIPAA Security Rule and Responsive Compliance Strategies
Set Forth Advanced Strategies for Implementation of the National Provider Identifier
Outline the Next Generation of HIPAA Privacy Compliance Strategies
Describe Prominent Multi-institutional and/or Regional Approaches to HIPAA Compliance
Share Case Studies of Organizational Approaches to HIPAA Compliance
Assess the Applicability of HIPAA to Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Health Information Technology (HIT)
Who Should Attend
The planning and implementation of HIPAA requires a joint effort of healthcare executives throughout your organization. Therefore, team attendance is encouraged. Specifically, the Summit will benefit healthcare leadership teams from hospitals, healthcare systems, health plans, TPAs, insurance companies, physician groups, government agencies, consulting firms, solution developers and others, including the following individuals:

Chief Executive Officers
Chief Operating Officers
Chief Technology Officers
Chief Financial Officers
Compliance Officers
Health Law Attorneys
Medical Directors
Physicians
Managed Care Professionals
Medical Group Managers
Data Managers
Ethics Officers
Health Insurance Executives
Consultants
Government Agency Employees
Health Administration Faculty
Risk Managers
Pharmacists
Quality Assurance Professionals
Registered Nurses
Long Term Care Professionals
Billing and Coding Professionals
Third Party Billing Professionals
Software Developers
System Vendors
System Integrators