New England Healthcare Executive Meeting

May 2, 2016, 7:30AM to 10:00AM

Ransomware, Spear Phishing, OCR Phase 2 Audits and OCR Enforcement

Is your HIPAA Compliance Program Ready?

LOCATION: Constant Contact, 1601 Trapelo Rd, Waltham, MA

Directions and parking information located at: https://goo.gl/maps/WLRSf

Program Description:

This interactive panel discussion will highlight current issues in HIPAA compliance, including data breach, ransomware and other external threats to PHI, Phase II audits, OCR enforcement and how non-compliance may contribute to any of them.  Topics to be covered include:

• Anatomy of a HIPAA privacy breach, external and internal causes of breach and strategies to respond to and protect against a breach.
• Overview of the Phase 2 of the HIPAA Audit program, and what regulated entities can expect.
• Best practices to avoid being the next headline for payment of bitcoins to a hacker or a 7-figure fine to OCR.

Moderator

Steve Weiner, Chair, Health Law Practice, Mintz Levin

Panelists:

Heather Bearsfield, Principal, IT Risk and Assurance Services, Marcum LLP

Dianne J. Bourque, Member, Mintz Levin

Paresh K. Shah, President, MindLeaf Technologies Inc.

Cameron G. Shilling, Partner, McLane Middleton

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of the program, you will understand:

• How to monitor AND protect patient privacy, and how to respond if a breach does happen.
• Critical elements of compliance with  HIPAA, HITECH , HIPAA Omnibus rule requirements and state privacy laws.
• What to expect, and how to prepare for Phase 2 HIPAA audits and how to survive one.

Who should attend:

CEOs, CMO, CTO, CFO, Compliance Officers, clinicians, payers, technologists and business experts seeking understanding of the existing HIPAA compliance, as well as how existing businesses can be compliant in this new era of regulation.