PHI Protection Network (PPN) Conference Takes on $5.6 Billion Healthcare Challenge
Nashville, TN (PRWEB) March 31, 2014 -- When the 2nd Annual PHI Protection Network (PPN) Conference convenes on April 10, 2014, in Anaheim, California, attendees will collectively tackle the pressing financial burden of data breaches involving protected health information (PHI). Interested organizations can register here.
Clearwater Compliance is among the sponsors for this event, which gathers an interactive group of senior privacy, compliance, and security officers to share best practices and insights for safeguarding the privacy of protected health information (PHI). Additional supporters include ID Experts, Symantec, Accuvant and the Medical Identity Fraud Alliance.
Joanne McNabb, a leading privacy expert with California Department of Justice, will headline an esteemed HIPAA-HITECH faculty, as attendees work to develop tangible, actionable takeaways readily implemented inside their respective healthcare organizations.
Safeguarding the privacy of PHI is a complex, and potentially costly challenge. According to the report The Financial Impact of Breached Protected Health Information: A Business Case for Enhanced PHI Security, the average cost of a data breach is about $200 per patient, translating into costs that can easily top $2 million for a lost laptop with 10,000 patient records. This does not include the harder-to-calculate costs of lost business or lost productivity.
A new industry study published this month tallies potential cost to the healthcare industry of $5.6 billion annually. http://www..idexpertscorp.com/ponemon-report-on-patient-privacy-data-security-incidents/ [The Fourth Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security __title__ ] by The Ponemon Institute points out that while the Affordable Care Act creates access to insurance for millions of new patients who are now able to join the healthcare system, that also increases the number of electronic medical records at risk in the marketplace. Not to mention, the untested security of the health insurance exchanges.
“Criminal attacks, employee negligence, inconsistent practices among Business Associates – the threats are coming from many directions,” said Bob Chaput, CEO and founder of Clearwater Compliance. “This conference provides a unique opportunity for HIPAA compliance leaders to come together, share best practices and develop joint solutions for better addressing privacy and security risk.”
Organized by PPN, the one-day conference focuses on the complex and changing landscape of PHI privacy and security compliance. PPN is an interactive network of PHI protectors and solutions providers who jointly are advancing the fields of privacy and security.
Topics for this year’s conference include:
• 2014 Breach Mitigation and Management Remodeling
• 5 Steps to Unraveling the HIPAA Compliant Risk Assessment Mystery
• From Cloud to Mobile, Insiders and Technology, What Threats to Plan for Now
• Must Dos for Business Associate / Sub-Contractor Risk Management
• Navigating the Wild Ride of Regulatory Requirements for Everyone in Healthcare
An esteemed lineup of keynote speakers include:
• Joanne McNabb, Director of Privacy Education and Policy in the Privacy Enforcement and Protection Unit in the California Department of Justice. McNabb is a Certified Information Privacy Professional, with specializations in Government and Information Technology. She serves on the Privacy Advisory Committee to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and is a Fellow of the Ponemon Institute, a research center on privacy, data protection and information security policy.
• Rick Kam, Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and president/co-founder of ID Experts, the leader in comprehensive data breach solutions. Kam is the chair of the PPN. He is an expert in privacy and information security, with extensive experience leading organizations in the development of policies and solutions to address the growing problem of protecting protected health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII), and remediating privacy incidents, identity theft, and medical identity theft.
• Bob Chaput, MA, CISSP, HCISPP, CIPP/US, CEO and Founder of Clearwater Compliance LLC. Clearwater Compliance helps Covered Entities and Business Associates meet stringent HIPAA-HITECH Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rule. Having served in executive operational and technology assignments in large healthcare enterprises, Mr. Chaput has had responsibility for some of the world’s largest and most sensitive HR, benefits and healthcare databases, requiring the highest levels of security and privacy while a senior executive at GE, Johnson & Johnson and Healthways, Inc.
Registration for the event is $699 per attendee. Those interested can sign up for the PPN Conference by clicking here.
About PPN
PPN is an interactive network of PHI protectors and solutions providers. This
cross-industry group was formed to help expedite the adoption of PHI best
practices. Many members contributed to the report The Financial Impact of
Breached Protected Health Information: A Business Case for Enhanced PHI
Security—calling for enhanced security to safeguard protected health information. The report was issued with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), via its Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Standards Panel (IDSP), in partnership with The Shared Assessments Program, and the Internet Security Alliance (ISA).
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About Clearwater Compliance: http://clearwatercompliance.com
Clearwater Compliance, LLC, focuses on helping healthcare organizations and their service providers become and remain HIPAA-HITECH Compliant. Owned and operated by veteran, C-suite health care executives, Clearwater Compliance provides comprehensive, by-the-regs HIPAA software and tools, risk management solutions, training, and professional services for small medical practices and healthcare startups to major healthcare systems, health plans and Fortune 100 companies. Since 2003, the company has served more than 350 organizations. Find out more about our HIPAA compliance software, solutions and consulting services at clearwatercompliance.com or connect with us via Twitter: @ClearwaterHIPAA.
Elaine Axum, Clearwater Compliance LLC, +1 (615) 538-2139, [email protected]
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