HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is without doubt, the single most pressing challenge facing healthcare providers, payors, and their vendors this year. Results of industry surveys, including this year's annual HIMSS Leadership Survey reinforces HIPAA is drawing most executives attention and concern.
HIPAA isn't going away. Organizations are attempting to implement the various aspects of the
law. In fact, provider organizations are seriously behind payors in achieving compliance with the law's provisions.
The number 1 priority for healthcare providers during the next two years is upgrading security on their IT systems to meet HIPAA requirements, according to the HIMSS Leadership survey.
Worse, the majority of those surveyed by the Gartner Group reported that they have not even developed preliminary overall budgets for achieving compliance.
Among those organizations that have started work, they expect to average almost $9 million in HIPAA related expenditures.
To help you sort through the priorities, the Managed Care Information Center's e-Healthcare Market Reporter is sponsoring "HIPAA Compliance: Working Through The Priorities," a special Audio Conference.
Discover what our panel of HIPAA experts is finding and get their latest thinking.
"HIPAA Compliance: Working Through the Priorities" makes it easy for you to gather your key executive team for this conference call. The presentations will focus on what your organizations should be doing now.
Sign up now to participate in what promises to be one of the most valuable 90 minutes this spring.
The goal of this special presentation is to provide real-world, practical solutions and answers to professionals attempting to cope with implementing and complying with the law's
provisions.
PANELISTS:
- Michael Safran, Healthcare Management Consultant, Milliman and Robertson
- Richard D. Marks, a member of HIPAA Task Force in the Washington DC office of Davis Wright Tremaine
- Sybil Ingram-Muhammad, Engagement Manager at Enterprise Security and HIPAA Compliance with Beacon Partners
PROGRAM AGENDA:
- Implementing the provisions of the privacy regulations, the "most sticky" challenge;
- Adapting a culture change within your organization;
- What your organization should be doing about HIPAA right now;
- How you should move forward;
- Taking the basic steps to thinking about how your organization will become HIPAA compliant despite any delays in implementation;
- Policy elections for your organization, how to begin initial security analysis;
- Building a comprehensive assessment of your organizations current security practices, procedures and IS/IT technologies;
- Developing your corporate security strategy;
- Developing your training plan for your organization's staff;
- Including appropriate HIPAA provisions in vendor negotiations for information systems and telecommunications systems;
- Live Question and Answer Session.
Hospitals, health plans, physician practices and clearinghouse have much at stake. Organize your key staff and reserve your conference room. The modest registration fee covers your site so you can include as many staff as necessary.
WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM PARTICIPATING:
CEOs, Operations Executives, Patient Care Administrators, Team Leaders, Planners, Business Development, Product Managers, Knowledge Managers and Strategic and Implementer Consultants, Hospitals, Health Insurers, Managed Care Organizations, Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Companies, Clearinghouses, Physician Practice Management Executives, Medical Device Manufacturers, Healthcare Technology Companies.
"Attend" this program right from your office. Enjoy significant savings - No travel time or hassle; no hotel expenses. It's so convenient. Invite your staff members. Your registration fee covers your site. Include as many individuals from your organization as you wish. There is no additional charge. Gather in a conference room and use a speakerphone.
HOW THE AUDIO CONFERENCE WORKS:
- No special equipment is needed. A toll-free number will be provided.
- The Conference will be approximately 90 minutes, with about 30 minutes for a Question-and-Answer period.
- After you register, you will receive instructions on how to dial into the Conference. You also will receive supplemental materials.
- The Conference takes place on Eastern Daylight Time.
Submit Your Questions
You are invited to submit questions in advance. We will endeavor to answer your questions during the live audio conference. However, time constraints limit the number of questions that can be answered during the Q&A period.
TIME:
- 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern
- 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Central
- 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Mountain
- 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Pacific
REGISTERING FOR THE CONFERENCE
To register for the audio conference, as well as the conference handouts, please complete the form below.
You may also print off the page and fax your order to MCIC toll-free at: 888-329-6242.
Or you may use this form to mail your order to:
Managed Care Information Center, HIPAA Audio Conference, 1913 Atlantic Avenue, Suite F4, Manasquan, NJ 08736
* Checks should be made payable to "The Managed Care Information Center."
