Press Release

Wall Township, N.J., June 30, 2003 - "HIPAA Best Practices: Practical Applications of the Privacy and Security Regulations," an all new live audio conference on July 16th at 1:30 pm, sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network, will help you ensure that your organization is meeting the needs of the security rule through your privacy policies and procedures.

You’ll get the details on:

• the interface between the HIPAA privacy & security rules
• how to ensure that the information security environment supports the privacy policies
• how to build on the privacy regulations to comply with the security regulations
• lessons learned
• the real-world impact
• compliance testing strategies
• accounting and tracking disclosures of PHI
• leveraging HIPAA standards to improve efficiency and increase patient satisfaction

The audio-conference will include presentations by:

• Britt Crewse, Associate Vice President, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, Duke University Health System
• Frank Fanshawe, Director of Legal Affairs, Associate General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for MVP Health Care
• Richard Marks, partner at the Washington D.C. office of Davis Wright Tremaine

This program was designed especially for privacy officers, HIPAA project managers, compliance officers, CEOs, physician leaders nursing managers, internal auditors and attorneys and consultants.

For more information, please visit http://www.hin.com/store/p1759.html, e-mail info@hin.com or call toll-free (888) 446-3530.

About the Healthcare Intelligence Network-- The Healthcare Intelligence Network provides a most comprehensive source of news and analysis for healthcare professionals. For more information on any of the publications available at www.hin.com, contact the Healthcare Intelligence Network, PO Box 1442, Wall Township, NJ 07719-1442, (888) 446-3530, fax (732) 292-3073, e-mail info@hin.com, http://www.hin.com.

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