With the passing of the April 2005 HIPAA Security compliance deadline, you need to ensure that your organization has

• Taken the appropriate steps to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (EPHI)
• Taken the necessary protective measures
• Expanded your ongoing auditing and monitoring program to ensure HIPAA compliance
• Minimized your chances of severe fines and penalties, lawsuits, and negative publicity

Whether your HIPAA security compliance program is well underway - or you're just beginning to wrestle with this critical issue - you'll benefit from this nuts-and-bolts audio conference program on CD-ROM.

Our authoritative panelists brief you on the implications of and the issues raised by the HIPAA Security Rule. They will review each major area - administrative safeguards, physical safeguards, technical safeguards, and documentation standards - and offer thorough guidance on establishing policies and procedures to meet those standards. Plus, they'll highlight potential pitfalls and offer suggestions for ensuring ongoing compliance.

Speakers for this audio conference included:

• John Barlament, Partner, Michael Best & Friedrich, Milwaukee, practices primarily in employee benefits law and has extensive experience in all aspects of HIPAA
• Brian Gradle, Counsel, Hogan & Hartson, Washington, DC, specializes in health law, with an emphasis on the privacy, security, and transmission of data under federal and state laws, including HIPAA