First Healthcare Compliance CONNECT September 2019

First Healthcare Compliance Welcomes Nicholas
Heesters of OCR as Distinguished Speaker
By Catherine Short
Delaware Law School and First Healthcare
Compliance announce that Nicholas
Heesters of the HHS Office of Civil Rights
will serve as the Distinguished Speaker
at the second annual HIPAA Privacy and
Security Summit on November 14, 2019.
Nicholas Heesters is a certified information privacy
professional with over 25 years of experience supporting
technology and information security across many diverse
industries. Mr. Heesters earned his Master of Engineering
in Computer and Software Engineering from Widener
University and Juris Doctor from the Widener University
School of Law. Currently, Mr. Heesters leads a team of
security professionals supporting OCR’s HIPAA Security
Rule compliance and enforcement activities for the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil
Rights.
HIPAA is an important issue among healthcare, business,
and legal professionals nationwide. This presentation will
focus on trends in breaches of protected health information
(PHI) reported to OCR as well as updates with respect to
OCR’s HIPAA policy and enforcement activities. Attendees
will have the opportunity to participate in a helpful question
and answer session.
The HIPAA Privacy and Security Summit is a joint effort of
Delaware Law School and First Healthcare Compliance to
provide resources for professionals facing the challenges
of HIPAA compliance. The full day event will be held in
Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom at the Delaware Law School
and will include continental breakfast, lunch, and multiple
opportunities for continuing education credits. Attendees
are eligible to receive 7.5 CLE credits (6.5 substantive, 1
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