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February 14, 2003 - Agenda

8:45 - 9:00 - Registration, coffee and networking

9:00 - 9:10 - 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

9:10 - 11:30 - Part II: Presentations

1. Accounting for Disclosures: What to Account For and How to Manage It (9:10 - 9:45)

   • James K. Jacobs, Consultant to Mass. Health Data Consortium

     • The presentation(s) from this event is available from our Resource Center Library only. Please e-mail Lydia Ewing, our Resource Center Manager, to request copies or further information.

   Note: If you know of software to automate the HIPAA Accounting for Disclosures process, please let us know at via e-mail.
   
   

2. Monitoring HIPAA Compliance before April 14: Prioritization, Process and Risk Management (9:45 - 10:20)

   • William M. Mandell, Pierce & Mandell, PC

     • The presentation(s) from this event is available from our Resource Center Library only. Please e-mail Lydia Ewing, our Resource Center Manager, to request copies or further information.

10:15 - 10:30 - Meeting break

3. Pre-Emption of State Laws by HIPAA -- Mass. Family Law (minors, abortion, health care proxy, etc.) (10:30 - 11:00)

   • Carolyn V. Wood, Partners Healthcare System, Boston Bar Association / HIPAA State Law Task Force

4. Some Interesting Questions Encountered on Our Way to April 14 - Panel Discussion & Requests to DHHS for Clarification (11:00 - 11:30)

   • Stephen W. Bernstein, McDermott, Will & Emery

   • David Szabo, JD, Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP

     • The presentation(s) from this event is available from our Resource Center Library only. Please e-mail Lydia Ewing, our Resource Center Manager, to request copies or further information.

   • Scott Edmiston, Office for Civil Right (US DHHS)

   • Karen G. Grant, Co-Chair

   • Anne E. Doyle, Co-Chair

11:30 - 12:00 - Part III: Roundtable Discussions and Group Reports

1. A. Health Plan Privacy Officers Sub-Group Activities - Anne E. Doyle, Tufts Health Plan

2. Provider Privacy Officers Sub-Group Activities - Debbie Mikels, Partners Healthcare System

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

4. Update from N.E. HIPAA Workgroup - Deb Fiumedora and Dave Szabo, NE HIPAA Workgroup Privacy Co-Chairs

5. Massachusetts Government Activities - Lorllyn Allan, Director, HIPAA Program Management Office, Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services

6. Posting Lessons Learned - Anne E. Doyle, Tufts Health Plan, and Karen G. Grant, Partners Healthcare System

7. Updates on Privacy Resource Center Web Site - Lydia Ewing, Resource Center and Web Content Manager, Mass. Health Data Consortium

8. HIPAA Education Needs - Jerilyn Heinold, Director of Education and Training, Mass. Health Data Consortium

12:00 - Adjourn