HIPAA Security Requirements for Information Systems
Program Code: 115-A
Saturday, October 23, 2004
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)

SPEAKERS
Lynne Briggs, BS, MBA, BloodCenter of Wisconsin
Anthony Bobos, The Blood center of Southeastern Wisconsin

DESCRIPTION
The advent of HIPAA has many implications for a blood center's information system (IS). However, the specifics of what to do are often vague and the technology layers and solutions vary in features as well as cost. This session takes a look at HIPAA from the IS side and provides a sample framework used by the Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin for assessing what IS needed to do to be compliant with HIPAA, as well as brief explanations of the various technology layers. A sample internal assessment template/methodology will be provided.

OBJECTIVES

• Explain the information systems (IS) security and privacy issues addressed in the first phase of HIPAA
• Discuss the second phase of HIPAA as it relates to IS
• Develop a strategy to approach IS security to support Parts 1 and 2 of HIPAA
• Assess IS for compliance with HIPAA
• Create an action plan to address non-compliance

AUDIENCE
Physicians, Managers/Supervisors, CEOs/CFOs

PROGRAM LEVEL
Intermediate