ADVISORY/Healthcare Industry Executives and Industry Specialists to Discuss HIPAA Compliance; Cost and Effort of Required Healthcare Systems Overhaul Could Dwarf Y2K.

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ADVISORY...for Jan. 19 (Wednesday)

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Deloitte & Touche and Deloitte Consulting Examine the Most Sweeping

Legislation to Affect the Health Care Industry in More Than 30 Years

WHAT: Deloitte & Touche and Deloitte Consulting will jointly host an
     educational breakfast for health care executives and industry
     specialists to address the impact that the Health Insurance
     Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) will have on the
     health care industry.

WHO: Speakers include: Aidan Collins, National Director, HIPAA
     Services, Deloitte & Touche; Julia Cooney, National Director,
     HIPAA Services, Deloitte Consulting; Douglas Cale,
     Partner-In-Charge, Secure E-Business Technologies, Deloitte &
     Touche; Lisa Dahm, Senior Manager, HIPAA Compliance and
     Regulatory Affairs, Deloitte & Touche

WHEN: Wednesday, January 19, 2000, 7:30am - 9:30am.

WHERE: The Westin William Penn, 530 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh,
     PA, 412-871-7100

WHY: To address the next large-scale systems overhaul for corporate
     America in the wake of Y2K. This seminar will discuss the various
     aspects of HIPAA compliance including: legislative and regulatory
     updates; transaction standards and code sets; security and
     privacy standards; and the industry wide implications. In
     addition, attendees will have access to Deloitte's industry
     perspectives and will receive practical advice on appropriate
     next steps.