With the current and future provisions to the HITECH Act released this fall, and deadlines for compliance looming soon thereafter in February 2010, plans and providers are faced with many strategic and tactical HIT management decisions, though most are unprepared! DO NOT become an industry poster child for non-compliance and data breach disasters that can compromise both patient safety and institutional security and reputation. Can you afford a breach? Are you prepared to handle penalties and sanctions in the event of a breach?

Don't miss the unique opportunity to shield your organization from risk and liability by attending the mission-critical World Congress Leadership Summit on HITECH and HIPAA Compliance Management. Presenting strategic frameworks for the C-Suite and in-depth, tactical solutions for your IT and operations teams, this must attend Summit will feature industry experts and key association think-tank leaders presenting solutions on how to expose risk, minimize liability and maintain compliance in an environment of continual "HIT change."

• Discover What Are the New Laws Governing Health Information Technology and What They Mean for You
• Hear from Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), ecfirst and HIPAA Academy, Southwest Washington Medical Center, Fallon Community Health Plan
• Participate in a case study on Ensuring Privacy and Security of Health Information Exchange
• Learn the new requirements covered entities must comply with respect to their business associates and the new compliance obligations for business associates
• Network with your peers and industry leaders who have the answers to your most challenging HIPAA, HITCH and security questions

Compliance Certification Board (CCB)

This program has been approved for 13.2 Compliance Certification Board (CCB) Continuing Education Units in Compliance Training and Education and Auditing and Monitoring for Compliance. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by CCB of the program content or the program sponsor. CCB program code #WC-001