Fourth National HIPAA Summit Features a National Town Meeting on Healthcare Privacy, Data Security and HIPAA; April 24-26, 2002, Washington DC.

Health/Medical Writers & Assignment Editors

WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BW HealthWire)--April 3, 2002

The Bush Administration's recent proposal to amend the healthcare privacy regulations issued by the Clinton Administration has caused great controversy.

These proposed changes and a number of other crucial issues of healthcare privacy will be discussed by the nation's leading state and federal regulators and healthcare experts during a unique full-day interactive Town Meeting on Thursday, April 25, 2002, which is a part of the Fourth National HIPAA Summit, April 24-26, 2002 in Washington DC.

TOWN MEETING WILL FEATURE:

FROM THE DEPT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES RE HIPAA:

-- Ruben Jose King-Shaw, Jr., Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, DHHS

-- Alan Mertz, Executive VP, Healthcare Leadership Council

-- Tom Miller, Director, Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute

-- Stephanie Reel, Chief Information Officer, Johns Hopkins

DHHS

-- Kathleen Fyffe, Senior Advisor on HIPAA Outreach Activities, Office of Civil Rights, DHHS

-- Jared Adair, Senior Official for HIPAA implementation, DHHS

FROM THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL HEALTH STATISTICS:

--John R. Lumpkin, MD, Chair, National Committee on Vital Health Statistics

FROM THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION:

--J. Howard Beales, III, Ph.D., Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC

FROM THE STATES:

-- Walter Culbertson, Chair, Southern HIPAA Administrative Regional Process (SHARP)

-- Vicki Hohner, Washington State HIPAA Coordinator, Washington Department of Health

-- Alan Mertz, Executive VP, Healthcare Leadership Council

-- Tom Miller, Director, Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute

-- Stephanie Reel, Chief Information Officer, Johns Hopkins

Health Data Organizations

-- Elliot M. Stone Chief Executive Officer, Massachusetts Health Data Consortium, Inc

FROM THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE AND THE LEAPFROG GROUP:

-- Janet Corrigan, Ph.D., Director, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences

-- Steve Wetzel, Consultant, The Leapfrog Group

FROM THE HEALTH POLICY COMMUNITY:

-- John Bentivoglio, Esq., Partner, Arnold & Porter and Former Special Counsel for Healthcare Fraud & Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Justice

-- Thomas M. Jones, MD, Senior Director for Healthcare Applications, Oracle Corporation

-- Thomas Gilligan, Executive Director, Association for Electronic Healthcare Transactions

-- Melinda Reid Hatton, Esq., Chief Legal Counsel, American Hospital Association

-- Joe Holahan, Esq., Director and Counsel for Policy Development, Health Insurance Association of America

-- Joanne L. Hustead, Esq., Senior Counsel, Health Privacy Project, Institute for Health Care Research and Policy, Georgetown University

-- Mary L. Kuffner, Esq., Washington Counsel, Division of Legislative Counsel, American Medical Association 

-- Alan Mertz, Executive VP, Healthcare Leadership Council

-- Tom Miller, Director, Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute

-- Stephanie Reel, Chief Information Officer, Johns Hopkins

Medicine

-- Dean Rosen, Esq., Minority Staff Director, Senate committee on Public Health, Education, Labor and Pensions And Senior Health Policy Advisor, Senator Bill Frist

-- Arthur Miller, Esq., Bruce Bromley Professor of Law and Associate Director Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School

AND THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL EXPERTS:

-- William R. Braithwaite, MD, Ph.D., Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Former Senior Advisor on Health Information Policy, DHHS, Washington, DC

-- Alan S. Goldberg, Esq., Partner, Goulston & Storrs, Adjunct Professor, Suffolk University Law School and Moderator, AHLA HIT List serve Boston, MA

-- Peter Swire, Esq., Visiting Professor, George Washington University and Former Chief Counselor, President of the United States, Washington, DC

BILL BRAITHWAITE, MD, PHD TO DISCUSS HIPAA PRIVACY NPRM & COMPLIANCE EXTENSION FORM AT 4TH NATIONAL HIPAA SUMMIT

Bill Braithwaite, MD, PhD, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers and former Senior Advisor Health Information Policy, DHHS, will lead a discussion of the recently-issued Privacy NPRM and the Compliance Extension Form, at the upcoming 4th National HIPAA Summit, April 24-26, 2002, in Washington DC.

ADVANCED EMAIL QUESTIONING AVAILABLE:

In order to facilitate the most effective and sophisticated level of interaction, advanced questions and comments may be submitted by registrants via email to: [e-mail]. The HIPAA Summit staff will then distribute them in advance to participating federal and state officials and other faculty members for their consideration in preparing their Summit presentations.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT:

The Summit offers or facilitates the following categories of continuing education credit: AAGD (Dentistry), AAPC, ABA MCLE, ACHE, ACMPE, ACPE (Pharmacy), AHIMA, AMA Category 1, ANCC (Nursing), CISSP/SSCP, CPC, HCCB, NAB, NAMSS, NASBA, PACE and PATHCOM.

EXHIBIT & SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION:

For sponsorship and exhibit information go to the Summit website at: http://www.HIPAASummit.com, call 800-684-4549 or email [e-mail]

HIPAA SUMMIT HOTEL SOLD OUT -- OVERFLOW HOTEL IS AVAILABLE:

The 4th National HIPAA Summit hotel, the Renaissance Marriott, is sold out on Wednesday, April 25. The Summit has arranged for an overflow hotel, the Marriott Metro Center, adjacent to the Renaissance, at 775 12th St NW, Washington DC. The Summit group rate is $259. Reservations may be made by calling 202-737-2200 or 800-228-9290.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

For sponsorship and exhibit information go to the Summit website at: http://www.HIPAASummit.com call 800-684-4549 or email: [e-mail].

THE HIPAA SUMMIT IS SPONSORED BY:

American Academy of Professional Coders

American Assn of Health Plans

American Assn of Healthcare Administrative Management

American Assn of Medical Transcription

American Assn of Preferred Provider Organizations

American Health Lawyers Association

American Hospital Assn

American Medical Group Assn

Assn for Electronic Health Care Transactions

Assn of Healthcare Internal Auditors

Assn of Medical Directors of Information Systems

Assn of Telehealth Service Providers

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Assn

Catholic Health Assn

Computer-Based Patient Records Institute - Healthcare Open Systems & Trials

Disease Management Assn of America

E-Health Initiative

Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission

Federation of American Hospitals

Food and Drug Law Institute

Health Insurance Assn of America

Health Level Seven

Health Technology Center

Healthcare Leadership Council

Hi-Ethics

Integrated Healthcare Assn

International Association of Privacy Officers

Internet Healthcare Coalition

IPA Assn of America

Medical Device Manufacturers Assn

Medical Education Collaborative

Medical Group Management Assn

Medical Records Institute

Medical Transcription Industry Alliance

National Assn of Claim Processing Professionals

National Assn of Medical Staff Services

National Business Coalition on Health

National Council on Prescription Drug Programs

North Carolina Healthcare Information & Communications Alliance

Phoenix Health Systems

PKI Forum

Professional Assn of Health Care Office Management

Southern HIPAA Administrative Process

(URAC) American Accreditation HealthCare Commission

Washington Business Group on Health

Work Group for the Computerization of Behavioral Health & Human Services Records

Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange

SUPPORTED BY:

Health Law Section and Section of Science & Technology Law, American Bar Assn

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