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January 11, 2002 - Agenda

8:30 - 9:00 - Registration, coffee and networking

9:00 - 9:20 - Part I: Welcome and Introductions (by Co-Chairs)

• Karen G. Grant, RHIA, Chief Privacy Officer, Partners Healthcare System

• Anne E. Doyle, Compliance and Privacy Officer, Tufts Health Plan

9:20 - 11:00 - Part II: Presentations

1. Business Associate Agreements by Covered Entities

2. Chain of Trust

   • Stephen W. Bernstein, McDermott, Will & Emery

     • Slides

     • Business Associate Addendum - Contract Language

     
     

   • David Szabo, Nutter, McClennan & Fish

     • Slides

   Reactors:

   • Nancy Schwartz, Director, Support Services, Fallon Health Plan
     

   • Leon Goldman, M.D., Chief Compliance Officer, CareGroup

   
   

3. Accreditation Organizations' Approach to Business Associate Agreements - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
   

   • Gail Wienberger (via Conference Call)
     

   Reactors:

   • Pamela Muccilli, CIO, Emerson Hospital

   • Jack Burke, V.P., Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

   
   

11:00 - 11:15 - Meeting break

11:15 - 12:00 - Part III: Roundtable Discussion

1. Updates from Other Privacy Groups/Activities - David Szabo, NE HIPAA Workgroup

2. Privacy Officers Forum Sub-Group Activities - Anne Doyle, Tufts Health Plan

3. Boston Bar Association HIPAA/State Law Task Force - Robin Johnson, BBA

4. Milestones for "Getting Started" - Daria Niewenhous, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C.

5. Update on Privacy Resource Center Web Site - Lydia Ewing, Massachusetts Health Data Consortium

12:00 - Adjourn