Featuring Jennifer O'Brien, VP Corporate Compliance, Allina Hospitals
and Cathy Gorman-Klug, Corporate Director, Privacy and Data Security,
Meridian Health
(PRWEB) May 8, 2006 -- In this Xtalks web conference on May 16, 2006,
Jennifer O'Brien from Allina Hospitals and Cathy Gorman-Klug discuss how
to maintain continuous HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996) compliance through effective monitoring and
auditing practices.
Xtalks is pleased to present the Maintaining Continuous HIPAA Compliance
Web Conference. There is still time to register for free at:
http://www.xtalks.com/hippa.ashx
Are organizations confident they are compliant with HIPAA regulations?
Would they pass an external audit—and more importantly would their
staff? Initial implementation of privacy and security measures should
now be complete and it is the organization's responsibility to ensure
that your staff continues the work that has been started.
It is essential to keep the staff interested in compliance issues,
maintain training initiatives and reporting on the effectiveness of your
programs through internal audits and measurement tools. In this live web
conference you will hear from two industry professionals on their
efforts to guarantee compliance and staff buy-in to HIPAA regulations.
There is still time to register for free at:
http://www.xtalks.com/hippa.ashx
The web conference is sponsored by Symantec.
About the Keynote Speakers
Jennifer O'Brien, VP, Corporate Compliance/Privacy, Allina Hospitals &
Clinics
As the Vice President, Corporate Compliance/Privacy, Jennifer provides
oversight and management to the Corporate Compliance and Research
Administration programs, co-chair's Allina's Ethics and Oversight
Committee and provides direction to various departments and board
members to ensure Allina maintains an effective and consistent
compliance program. She first joined Allina in February 2001 as the
Director, Corporate Compliance/Privacy.
Prior to joining Allina, Jennifer was an Assistant Attorney General, in
the Health Licensing Division for the state of Minnesota Attorney
General's Office. In her capacity as a Prosecutor and General Counsel
she provided legal representation to Health Licensing Boards, reviewed
and implanted state and federal rules and laws and assisted n developing
and implementing public policy for licensing boards. From June 1990 -
October 1995 she worked as a researcher/writer for the Minnesota State
Senate.
Catherine Gorman Klug RNC, MSN, CNA Ms., Meridian Health
In her current position, as Corporate Director of Privacy and Data
Security she serves as the responsible person for MH's compliance with
the requirements imposed by the HIPAA regulations and other regulatory
and accreditation standards for Meridian Health System, Inc., an
integrated health delivery system including hospitals, nursing homes,
physician practices, assisted living facilities and ambulatory surgery
centers with over seven thousand (7,000) employees. In this role she
serves as the process owner for all ongoing activities that serve to
provide appropriate access to and protect the confidentiality and
integrity of patient, provider, employee and business information in
compliance with organization policies and standards, as well as
technical Security and Privacy tools and policies relevant to access
control, audit logs, physical Security and Privacy, linkage control,
software discipline, backup and disaster recovery as well as the
system's Help Desk.
Prior to this she was responsible for the coordination of Meridian's
Year 2000 Compliance Program. Before assuming responsibility for
enterprise wide projects, Ms. Gorman-Klug was the Director of
Resources/Regulatory Compliance for a Medical Center within Meridian
(two hundred inpatient beds; 100 long-term care beds and homecare
services) where her responsibilities included JCAHO Accreditation. Prior
to joining Meridian, she was the Director of Children's Services at a
large teaching facility, where she spearheaded the redesign and
implementation of a care delivery model designed to meet the unique
needs of the child and family. Ms. Gorman-Klug holds a Masters of
Science in Nursing Administration from Seton Hall University
About Symantec
Symantec is the world leader in providing solutions to help individuals
and enterprises assure the security, availability, and integrity of
their information. Symantec is uniquely positioned to help you simplify
and sustain compliance with a consolidated view of IT compliance across
multiple mandates, proactive and reliable IT controls to retain and
secure information, and actionable intelligence to prove ongoing
compliance across compliance efforts with confidence. More information
is available at http://www.information-integrity.com/section.cfm?sec=1.
About Xtalks
Xtalks (recently featured in the London Times article Conference call
that spans the globe) brings industry experts to executives' desktops
around the world in a web-based information network that provides
insight into breaking business issues through interactive digital web
conferences. By leveraging the best of hi-speed Internet and telecom
technology, Xtalks provides a fantastic forum for highly interactive
communication. Xtalks web conferences allow anyone with interest in a
particular topic to participate in a web meeting by synchronizing their
desktop computer and phone alongside industry experts. Xtalks is part of
The Honeycomb Worldwide Group of Companies (www.honeycombworldwide.com),
including Honeycomb Connect, a leader in executive networking, event
management, web conferencing, publishing, and digital media with offices
in North America and Europe.
"Xtalks' webinar brought together the top end users, technology vendors,
and thinkers in the space," says Ed Hess, Editor of Integrated Solutions
Magazine, referring to a previous Xtalks' event. "As a media sponsor of
the event, we were ecstatic to see the level of commitment and execution
that Xtalks showed in making the event a huge success. It was
informative and filled with new and fresh insights. The Q&A session was
highly interactive and addressed a range of issues. In terms of online
events, it set a standard that others will have trouble matching."
For more information on this conference or Xtalks in general, or to
enquire about speaking opportunities or sponsoring future events, visit
www.xtalks.com or contact Karen Anderson, Chief Marketing Officer, at
phone: 312-977-1166 x1209.
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