HIPAA HITECH Blue Ribbon Panel
At AboutHIPAA.com, we have spent a number of years providing information, education, news and resources to covered entities, business associates and their subcontractors striving to comply with the various, and sometimes nebulous, requirements. We are very pleased to present our HIPAA-HITECH Blue Ribbon Panel™ of qualified authorities to discuss relevant news updates and evolving ramifications to this audience via live web events once a month.
Upcoming HIPAA-HITECH Blue Ribbon Panel™ live web events may be found here.
Meet our Moderator and HIPAA-HITECH Blue Ribbon Panel™ of experts.
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Bob Chaput, CISSP – Moderator
Mr. Chaput is president of Clearwater Compliance LLC. Clearwater Compliance helps Covered Entities and Business Associates meet stringent HIPAA-HITECH Security Rule requirements and address one of five health outcomes policy priorities in the Meaningful Use Stage 1 guidelines dealing with privacy and security. Over the past 30 years, Bob has worked as an educator, an executive and an entrepreneur. He has assisted businesses and individuals in developing highly secure information technology (IT) strategies that are tightly linked with their business strategies and goals. His workshops, seminars, writings and consultations reflect his knowledge, humor, enthusiasm and vision.
Adam Greene
Adam Greene is a veteran health law attorney and a former key regulator at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he played a fundamental role in administering and enforcing HIPAA privacy, security, and breach notification rules.
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Chris Apgar
Chris Apgar, CISSP, president of Apgar & Associates, LLC and former HIPAA Compliance officer for Providence Health Plans, is a nationally recognized information security, privacy, transaction & code sets, national identifier, HIPAA & electronic health information exchange expert.
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Paul R. Hales
Paul R. Hales began his legal career as an appellate lawyer in the office of the noted civil rights attorney, Louis Gilden. He became a litigator handling both civil cases and criminal defense in federal and state courts. As a partner at Goldstein and Price Mr. Hales specialized in admiralty and maritime litigation and appeals including complex multi-district federal litigation and also developed a business and estate planning practice.
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Scott Blanchette
Scott Blanchette, MS, MBA, CISSP, CISM – HIPAA-HITECH Compliance, Healthcare and Technology Expert, is currently serving as the senior product and technology executive at Healthways, the worlds leading provider of health and wellness programs.
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Kamal Govindaswamy
Kamal Govindaswamy, CISSP, CISA, CIPP, ABCP – HIPAA-HITECH Security & Privacy Advisor, is a consultant, thought leader and trusted advisor specializing in Information Security and Privacy. He is the President of RisknCompliance Consulting Group LLC, a firm whose sole focus is on helping its clients manage their information risks and related compliance obligations cost-effectively and in a sustainable manner.
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Stephen Gantz
As Vice President of Health Reform for Cognosante, Steve provides solution architecture development, strategic planning, business development and sales support, and security and privacy expertise to all Cognosante business lines, with particular focus on federal and state-level healthcare transformation initiatives such as health information exchanges and health information exchanges.
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Rick Kam
Rick Kam, CIPP, is founder and president of ID Experts. He is an expert in privacy and information security. His experience includes leading organizations in policy and solutions to address protecting PHI/PII and resolving privacy incidents and identity theft.
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PATRICIA JAMIESON- MONTIJO, RN, MBA, CCM, CHP
Patricia Jamieson-Montijo, Trisha, joined Healthways Inc. (HWAY) in December 2004, in the position of Vice President of Government Affairs. In this capacity, she supported ongoing relationships and operations for government programs. Trisha subsequently became a key part of a new Innovations unit within the company. As health privacy became a significant priority of the company, Trisha was asked to be the first Privacy Officer in 2010.
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Mac McMillan
Mac McMillan is co-founder and CEO of CynergisTek, Inc., a firm specializing in the areas of information security and regulatory compliance for healthcare.
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Feisal Nanji
Feisal Nanji is Executive Director of Techumen, an information security firm focusing exclusively on securing health care information. Feisal has over 25 years of information technology experience.
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Frank Ruelas
Frank Ruelas, MBA, is the privacy officer, director of compliance and Risk Management at Maryvale Hospital in Phoenix, AZ, and the Principal of HIPAA College.
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Fred Scholl
Dr. Scholl is a highly accomplished Global Senior Information Security Risk Manager qualified by 20+ years of experience in multiple industries.
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Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren is a Member in the Healthcare Practice Group at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC. She focuses her practice exclusively on healthcare law and advises healthcare providers and other healthcare industry clients on the constantly changing regulatory landscape.
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