• Twelfth National HIPAA Summit and Third Annual Connecting Communities for Learning Forum and Exhibition are Collocated
• Featuring Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records (CPEHR) and Certified Professional in Health Information Technology (CPHIT) Training and Certification Examinations
• April 7 - 11, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
• www.HIPAASummit.com and http://ehealthinitiative.org

WASHINGTON DC USA -- HIT/HIPAA UPDATE NEWS SERVICE (TM) -- APRIL 5, 2006: There is still time to register for the collocated Third Annual Connecting Communities Learning Forum and Exhibition, http://ccbh.ehealthinitiative.org/ccbhconference/default.mspx, and the Twelfth National HIPAA Summit, www.HIPAASummit.com, which will be held at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on April 7 - 11, 2006 in Washington, DC.

CCLF FEATURED SPEAKERS: Carolyn M. Clancy, MD Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Carol Diamond, MD, MPH Chair, Connecting for Health; Managing Director, The Markle Foundation Kevin Hutchinson President and Chief Executive Officer, SureScripts, member, American Health Information Community Charles N. Kahn III President, Federation of American Hospitals, member, American Health Information Community The Honorable Newt Gingrich Chief Executive Officer, The Gingrich Group; Founder, Center for Health Transformation John Lynch Governor, State of New Hampshire Mark McClellan, MD, PhD Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD, FACP, FACMI President and Chief Executive Officer, Indiana Health Information Exchange Scott Serota President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, member, American Health Information Community Micky Tripathi, PhD President and Chief Executive Officer, Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative John Tooker, MD, MBA Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American College of Physicians

HIPAA SUMMIT FEATURED SPEAKERS: William R. Braithwaite, MD, Ph.D. "Doctor HIPAA", Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, eHealth Initiative, Former Senior Advisor on Health Information Policy, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC Gary G. Christoph, CISM, CHS Chief Informatics Officer, Teradata Government Systems, Inc., Former Chief Operating Officer, National Institutes of Health Center for Information Technology, Former Chief Information Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Columbia, MD J. Trevor Hughes, Esq, CIPP Executive Director, International Association of Privacy Professionals and Network Advertising Initiative, York, ME Mark McClellan, MD, Ph.D. Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Former Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Baltimore, MD Stanley Nachimson Office of HIPAA Standards, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD Winston Wilkinson, Esq. Director, Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC Kepa Zubeldia, MD President and Chief Executive Officer, Claredi, Former Chair AFEHCT, Former Member, NCVHS and Co Chair, WEDI Security Policy Advisory Group, Kaysville, UT HIPAA SUMMIT CO CHAIRS: Alan S. Goldberg, JD, LLM Partner, Goulston & Storrs, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Maryland School of Law and Suffolk University Law School and Past President, American Health Lawyers Association, Washington, DC Steven S. Lazarus, Ph.D., FHIMSS President, Boundary Information Group and Past Chair, WEDI, Denver, CO Janet Marchibroda Chief Executive Officer, eHealth Initiative and Foundation and Executive Director, Connecting for Health, Washington, DC John C. Parmigiani President, John C. Parmigiani and Associates, LLC, Former Director of Enterprise Standards, HCFA, Ellicott City, MD

CPEHR AND CPHIT TRAINING AND EXAMINATION OFFERED AT HIT SUMMIT:

The HIPAA Summit will offer Health IT Certification, www.HealthITCertification.com, Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records (CPEHR) and Certified Professional in Health Information Technology (CPHIT) training and the CPEHR and CPHIT certification examinations.

CIPP TRAINING AND EXAMINATION OFFERED AT HIPAA SUMMIT:

The HIPAA Summit will offer International Association of Privacy Professional, www.PrivacyAssociation.org, Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) training and the CIPP certification examination.

EXHIBIT & SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION:

For sponsorship and exhibit information contact Joni Lipson, Exhibit Manager, 215-599-6626 phone, 215-545-8107 fax, joni.lipson@rmpinc.com.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

HIPAA Summit: For further registration information on the HIPAA Summit, go to www.HIPAASummit.com, call 800-684-4549, email registration@hcconferences.com or write HIPAA Summit Office, 7790 Barberry Ave., Yucca Valley, CA USA 92284.

Connecting Communities Learning Forum: Registration information is available at www.ccbh.ehealthinitiative.org/ccbhconference. Please make your hotel reservations today and register now!