December 9, 2011

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  
Health privacy expert Deven McGraw  joins NeHC discuss the latest developments in health IT (HIT) privacy and patient data protection. McGraw provides an overview of her work with the Health Privacy Project at CDT, as well as her role on the HIT Policy Committee’s Privacy and Security Tiger Team to set the tone for a discussion of what’s new in health data security and what’s on the horizon. She also covers the proposed changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, new rules related to patient data access, and how providers, payers and health information exchange organizations are navigating the waters of patient consent.

FACULTY:
Deven McGraw, Director of the Health Privacy Project
Center for Democracy and Technology

COURSE MATERIALS:

• Presentation Slides
• Transcript
• Recorded Webinar
• Download Q&A

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:

• Center for Democracy and Technology Blog
• CDT Consumer Privacy Issue Page
• CDT Health Privacy Issue Page
• CDT Health Privacy and HIPAA
• CDT Calendar of Events
• National Public Radio - Apps Can Help You Take A Pill, But Privacy's A Big Question
• Modern Healthcare - Candid comments on HIPAA privacy rules enforcement
• AIS Health - Senators Light Fire Under OCR for Final Regs, Ponder Privacy Legislation for 2012
• NeHC HIE Leader Roundtable - Managing the Complexities of Privacy and Patient Consent