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| Press Release: Register for Twenty-Sixth National HIPAA Summit by Friday 1/27 for Early Bird Rate |  | 
PRESS RELEASE A Hybrid Conference and Internet Event
 March 29 - 31, 2017
 Media Partners: Harvard Health Policy Review and Health Affairs
 Onsite at the Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC
 Online in Your Own Office or Home Live via the Internet with 24/7 Access for Six Months
www.HIPAASummit.com Phone: 800-503-7417
 Email: registration@hcconferences.com
 Website: www.HIPAASummit.com
 
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| EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION - SAVE UP TO $600 -
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WASHINGTON DC USA -- HIT/HIPAA UPDATE NEWS SERVICE -- JANUARY 17, 2017: The Twenty-Sixth National HIPAA Summit, www.HIPAASummit.com, will be held March 29 - 31, 2017 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC. The Summit will be offered both onsite and live and archived for 6 months over the Internet. |  
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| KEYNOTE SPEAKER |  | 
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|  Cora Han, Esq.
 Senior Attorney, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC
 |  Deven McGraw, Esq.
 Deputy Director, Health Information Privacy, Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Health and Human Services, Former Director, Health Privacy Project, Center for Democracy & Technology, Former Chief Operating Office, National Partnership for Women & Families, Washington, DC
 |  Malikah "Mikki" Smith, PMP, CISSP, CAP
 Security Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
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| CO CHAIRS |  | 
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|  William R. Braithwaite, MD, PhD
 "Doctor HIPAA", Braithwaite Consulting, HIPAA Summit Distinguished Service Award Winner, Former Senior Advisor on Health Information Policy, DHHS, Washington, DC
 |  Adam Greene, JD, MPH
 Partner and Co-chair, Health Information & HIPAA Practice, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, HIPAA Summit Distinguished Service Award Winner, Former Senior Health Information Technology and Privacy Specialist, Office for Civil Rights, HHS, Washington, DC
 |  |  Steven S. Lazarus, PhD, CPEHR, CPHIT, CPHIE, CPORA, FHIMSS
 President, Boundary Information Group, HIPAA Summit Distinguished Service Award Winner, Past Chair, WEDI, Denver, CO
 |  John C. Parmigiani
 President, John C. Parmigiani and Associates, LLC, HIPAA Summit Distinguished Service Award Winner, Former Director of Enterprise Standards, HCFA, Ellicott City, MD
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| FEATURING PLENARY SESSIONS |  | 
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 OCR Policy and Implementation Update
 ONC Privacy and Security Policy Update
 FTC Privacy Enforcement Update
 Healthcare Chief Privacy Officers Best Practices Roundtable
 Healthcare Security Officer Best Practices Roundtable
 Navigating the HIPAA Enforcement under the Trump Administration
 Championing a Culture of Privacy and Security: From Ambivalence to Buy In
 HIPAA's Place In Your Overall Compliance Program
 Preparing for and Responding to an OCR HIPAA Audit
 Business Associates: Do You Have Written Assurances in all the Right Places?
 Privacy Rule Audit for Smaller Clinics and Facilities
 IoT + DDoS = Disruptive Risk. Prepared?
 HIPAA Breach Notification and Crisis Management | 
	
 Ransomware and Cybersecurity Risks in Health Care M&A Transactions
 Privacy and Security: Which One Comes First
 Ensuring HIT Interoperability under the 21st Century Cures Act
 Balancing Use of Medical Claims Data with Consumer Privacy
 HIPAA Privacy and Medical Research: Opportunities and Challenges
 Information Governance: the Next Evolution of Privacy and Security
 Operating Rules, Health Plan Identifier, ICD-10 and Health Plan Certification
 ACA Operating Rules Update
 Plans for X12 Standards Version 7030
 HIPAA Administrative Simplification Opportunities for Physician Practices
 Realizing the Potential of Administrative Simplification
 Value Based Payment and the HIPAA Standard Transactions and Operating Rules |  |  |  
| AND A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PRECONFERENCE |  | 
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 CERTIFIES Cyber Security Architect (CCSASM) Training |  |  |  |  
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| FEATURED FACULTY |  | 
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|  Lisa J. Acevedo, Esq.
 Shareholder, Polsinelli, Chicago, IL
 |  Margret Amatayakul, MBA, RHIA, CPEHR, CPHIT, CPHIE, CPORA, CHPS, FHIMSS
 President, Margret\A Consulting, LLC, Adjunct Faculty in Health Informatics, College of St. Scholastica, Schaumburg, IL
 |  Nickie Braxton, MPH, CHC
 Compliance and Privacy Officer, Boston Medical Center, Former Compliance Officer & Privacy Officer, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Former Compliance Officer, Hartford HeatlhCare, Boston, MA
 |  |  Janelle Burns, JD, CHPS
 President, Burns Consulting, Inc., Former Corporate Privacy and Security Officer, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation, Memphis, TN
 |  April Carlson, MBA
 Privacy Officer, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
 |  Bob Chaput, CISSP, HCISPP, CRISC, CIPP/US
 Chief Executive Officer, Clearwater Compliance, Former Vice President, Technology Operations, GE Information Services, Nashville, TN
 |  |  Shreehari Desikan, MBA
 Founder and Chief Executive Officer, dataphilic.io, Former Program Manager, Privacy, Motorola, San Francisco, CA
 |  Katherine E. Downing, MA, RHIA, CHPS, PMP
 Sr. Director, AHIMA IGAdvisors, Richmond, TX
 |  Hudson Harris, MBA, JD
 Chief Implementation Officer, ADAPT of America, Inc., Ballwin, MO
 |  |  David Holtzman, JD, CIPP
 Vice President, Compliance, CynergisTek, Inc., Former Senior Adviser for HIT and the HIPAA Security Rule, Office for Civil Rights, HHS, Austin, TX
 |  David Kibbe, MD, MBA
 President and CEO, Co-founder, DirectTrust.org, Principal, The Kibbe Group LLC, Senior Advisor, American Academy of Family Physicians, Chair, E31 Health Informatics Technical Committee, ASTM International, Oriental, NC
 |  Gwendolyn Lohse
 Managing Director, CORE, Deputy Director, CAQH, Washington, DC
 |  |  Linda McBride
 Chief HIPAA Privacy Officer, County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
 |  Larry R. McIntosh
 Vice President, UnitedHealth Group - Platform Optimization Group, Cypress, CA
 |  Kirk J. Nahra, Esq.
 Partner, Wiley Rein LLP, Editor, The Privacy Advisor, International Association of Privacy Professionals, Editorial Board, BNA Privacy & Security Law Report, Washington, DC
 |  |  Uday O. Ali Pabrai, MSEE, CISSP
 Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, ecfirst, (Home of HIPAA Academy), Irvine, CA
 |  Josh Schoeller
 Vice President, Client Engagement, LexisNexis Health Care Solutions, Alpharetta, GA
 |  Rafe Schoenfeld, CIPP/US
 Executive Director and U.S. Corporate & Investment Bank Privacy Officer, J.P. Morgan, New York, NY
 |  |  Jennifer G. Smith, Esq., CIPP
 Partner, Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, PA, Former General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, QualChoice, Former Vice President, Global Technology & Privacy Practice, Lockton Companies, Washington, DC
 |  Jerry Smith, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSK, CIPT, CPHIMS
 Senior Information Security and Privacy Analyst, University of Utah Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT
 |  Sheetal Sood, CHC, CIPP, CISSP, CISA, CRISC,GSEC, MCSE
 Senior Executive Compliance Officer, Information Governance, NYC Health + Hospitals, Former Chief Privacy Officer and IT Audit Manager, New York City Housing Authority, New York, NY
 |  |  Robert M. Tennant, MA
 Director, HIT Policy, Medical Group Management Association, Washington, DC
 |  Judith D. Thompson, Esq.
 Deputy City Attorney, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, CA
 |  Rebecca L. Williams, RN, JD
 Partner and Chair, Health Information Practice, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA
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|  C.J. Wolf, MD
 Senior Compliance Executive/Advisor, Healthicity, Former Chief Compliance Officer, Merit Medical Systems, Inc., Former Assistant Systemwide Compliance Officer, The University of Texas System, Salt Lake City, UT
 |  Yvonne Wolters
 Privacy Official, Cleveland Clinic, Former Privacy and Security Officer, Kaiser Permanente, Cleveland, OH
 |  Thomas Wood
 Associate HIPAA Privacy Rule Officer, County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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 |  | FEATURING PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION TRAINING |  | 
	
Certified Cyber Security Architect (CCSASM) Professional Certification Training
 
  
 
 |  | CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS |  | Accounting Professionals: Approved for up to 20.0 hours of  NASBA CPE credits. 
 AHIMA: Pending approval for AHIMA credits.
 
 Attorneys: Pending approval for Pennsylvania CLE Credits.
 
 Compliance Professionals: Pending approval for Compliance Certification Board CCB credits.
 
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| TWENTY-SIXTH NATIONAL HIPAA SUMMITMarch 29 - 31, 2017
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