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Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security
– A CMS & NIST HIPAA Security Rule Conference
National Institute of Standards and Techology, (NIST)
Building 101/Green Auditorium
100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
May 18-19, 2009
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Sponsors:
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National
Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST), Computer Security Division Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS)
Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) |
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Audience:
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HIPAA
Security Rule Implementers, Covered Entity Security and Privacy
Officers, Audit and Assessment Teams, Risk Executives. |
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Format:
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Conference. |
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Purpose:
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To discuss challenges, tips, and techniques for implementing the
requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule, with particular focus on
strategies for assessing the effectiveness of implemented security
controls to support compliance and audit, as well as an organization's
overarching risk management program. |
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Topics:
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Assessment
frameworks and methodologies; Assessment perspectives from assessors
and organizations; Trends in security technologies and safeguards,
and their applicability to health information technology and the
secure exchange of health information |
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Registration
Contact:
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Angela
Ellis, NIST, phone: 301/975-3881, email: angela.ellis@nist.gov |
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Technical
Contact:
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Kevin Stine,
NIST, phone; 301/975-4483, fax: 301/975-8670, email: kstine@nist.gov
Matthew Scholl, NIST, phone: 301/975-2941, fax: 301/975-8670,
email: mscholl@nist.gov
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Website:
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http://csrc.nist.gov/news_events/HIPAA-May2009_workshop/
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Registration:
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NON
U.S. CITIZENS PLEASE NOTE: If you are a non U.S. citizen, you must
submit additional information to notify the security personnel of
your visit. The Online registration form will direct you to a security
form that must be completed in order to attend any meeting at the
DoC/NIST facilities.
On-Line
Registration
(By clicking on this link, you are leaving the NIST site.)
Registration
Fee: $160
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Accommodation:
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A block of
rooms has been reserved for the nights of May 17-18, 2009
at the Holiday Inn
Gaithersburg, Two Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD
20879. The special rate is $113.00 per night plus
13% tax.To make your reservation, please contact the hotel directly
at 301/948-8900 by April 26, 2009, and mention that you
are attending the "NIST HIPPAA Security Rule Conference".
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