Learning: Privacy and Security Monitoring, Audits and Investigations

On November 13, 2007, I will be speaking at a Lorman Eduational Services seminar to be held in Charleston, West Virginia. The seminar topic is "Health Care Information Privacy and Security Monitoring, Audits and Investigations: How to avoid an investigation and what you should expect if the state or federal officials call". You can register online here.

Also speaking at the seminar will be (read full bios):

• Terri Barrett, the assistant chief privacy officer at the West Virginia Health Care Authority in Charleston

• Mike Harmon, compliance officer for the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency who oversees HIPAA compliance for PEIA and the Department of Administration

• Jack Shaffer, CIO for the Community Health Network of West Virginia who has experience in all aspects of technology, including systems development, enterprise application integration, networking, telecommunications, data center operations, database administration, disaster recovery, security and mobile computing.

Below is a copy of the seminar agenda:

9:00 am – 10:30 am	Legal Overview of HIPAA Privacy and Security Enforcement
	Robert L. Coffield, Esq.
	HIPAA Refresher on Enforcement Rules and Penalties OCR Privacy Investigation Statistics Best Practices on Conducting Internal Investigations Responding to OCR/CMS Investigation
10:30 am – 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am – 11:30 am	Preparing for an Audit
	Michael T. Harmon, CIPP/G
	Auditing vs. Monitoring Other Governmental Auditors – e.g., OIG, Legislature Elements of the OIG Audit of Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta New Kennedy/Leahy Legislation and Changes to Current Practice Privacy and Security Accreditation
11:30 am – 12:30 pm	Lunch (On Your Own)
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm	Technologies and Procedures for HIPAA Compliance
	Jack L. Shaffer Jr.
	Acceptable Use Policies and Enforcement Protecting PHI With Encryption Technologies Auditing and Monitoring Tools
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm	Break
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm	The Role of the Privacy Officer
	Terrisita Barrett, CIPP
	The Changing Privacy and Security Landscape Role and Responsibilities: Past, Present and Future Challenges Affecting the Privacy Officer Role
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm	Panel Discussion, and Questions and Answers
	Terrisita Barrett, CIPP, Robert L. Coffield, Esq.,
	Michael T. Harmon, CIPP/G, and Jack L. Shaffer Jr.