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March 8, 2002 - Agenda

8:30 - 8:45 - Registration, coffee and networking

8:45 - 8:55 - 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

8:55 - 11:00 - Part II: Presentations

1. Follow-up to discussion on Accreditation Organizations' Approach to Business Associate Agreements

   • Sharon King Donohue, General Counsel, NCQA

2. Minimum Necessary

   • Keith MacDonald, First Consulting Group

     • Slides

   Reactors:

   • Marty Geisler, Director of Applications & Training, Boston Medical Center
     

   • Patricia Bass, Associate General Counsel, Boston Medical Center

   • Robert Freeman, Compliance Officer and Associate General Counsel, BCBS of MA

   
   

3. Pre-Emption of State Laws by HIPAA - Mental Health

   • Christine Solt, Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston Bar Association/HIPAA

     • Slides

11:00 - 11:15 - Meeting break

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

1. DHHS Clarification Process

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

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

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

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

12:00 - Adjourn