The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST)“the first industry-driven certifiable security standard developed by a collaboration of healthcare, business, technology and information security leaders“today announced it is offering the Educational Webcast Series on Information Security in Healthcare, an ongoing series of educational programs delivered via webcast on information security relating to the healthcare industry. As the first deliverable of the new HITRUST Education and Outreach Committee, the complimentary 60-minute webinars will be moderated, interactive panels featuring industry experts and end-users addressing the challenges IT security, risk and compliance professionals face as well as case studies and best practice approaches. Produced every six weeks and running through to 2010, all twelve sessions will be recorded and available online for 12 months for those who cannot attend the live meetings.

HITRUST will kick off the first webinar in the series on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. EDT titled Understanding the HITRUST Common Security Framework: Why, What and How. This session will be moderated by Russell Pierce, Chief Information Security Officer of CVS Caremark, and feature experts from Baylor Health Care System, BearingPoint, Humana and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

HITRUST is not just a security standard or framework“it™s also about helping organizations more effectively protect electronic health information. With the new Education and Outreach Committee, we are excited to broaden HITRUST™s view by offering a variety of educational forums for the industry at large, said Kim Peretti, Senior Director, Education Services at Symantec and Chair of the HITRUST Education and Outreach Committee.

Other webinars in the series include:

  • October 28, 2008: Picking the right foundation and approach to implementing a comprehensive information security strategy
  • January 27, 2009: Healthcare threat environment: Who are the malicious agents attacking and what vectors do they use?
  • March 17, 2009: Information security: Trusting and auditing business partners and associates
  • April 28, 2009: Selecting data loss prevention, compliance and security tools
  • June 9, 2009: How does information security best fit into governance, risk and compliance?
  • July 14, 2009: Security strategies for working with PHR, health information networks and data exchanges
  • August 25, 2009: Information security approaches for the smaller organization
  • October 6, 2009: Automating the governance, risk and compliance process
  • November 10, 2009: Preparing for an audit of information security controls
  • December 15, 2009: Which information security certification is right for me? The HITRUST Process
  • January 19, 2010: Information security training and personal certification strategies

Organizations that create, store, access or exchange health and other sensitive information are challenged with how to satisfy and comply with the myriad of regulations, standards, risks and audits and do so in a manner that is both manageable and practical, said Daniel S. Nutkis, CEO, HITRUST. The Educational Webcast Series on Information Security in Healthcare was designed and developed to enhance the level of awareness and knowledge around information security in the healthcare industry. It is also expands HITRUST™s role from just developing a Common Security Framework to aiding organizations in better managing information risk.

To register for the Tuesday, September 16, 2008, session at 2:00 p.m. EDT, and for more information on the webinars, visit www.HITRUSTalliance.org/webinars.

About HITRUST Education and Outreach Committee

The HITRUST Education and Outreach Committee is chartered with enhancing awareness and education relating to information security focused on healthcare organizations and others dealing with electronic health information. The Committee utilizes a number of tools including educational programs, training courses and industry conferences.

About HITRUST

The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) was born out of the belief that information security should be a core pillar of, rather than an obstacle to, the broad adoption of health information systems and exchanges. Security is critical to the broad adoption, utilization of and confidence in health information systems, medical technologies and electronic exchanges of health information. This, in turn, is critical to realizing the related promise of quality improvement and cost containment in America™s healthcare system. HITRUST is collaborating with healthcare, business, technology, and information security leaders to establish a certifiable framework that can be used by any and all organizations that create, access, store or exchange personal health and financial information. Beyond the establishment of the first-ever common security framework, HITRUST is also driving adoption and widespread confidence in the framework and sound risk management practices through awareness, education, advocacy and other outreach activities. For more information, visit www.HITRUSTalliance.org.

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