FairWarning to Discuss Best Practices for Securing PHI at HIPAA Summit

CLEARWATER, Fla., Feb. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2019 Healthcare Data Breach Report from HIPAA Journal found that eight health plans reported breaches in January, and five breaches were reported by business associates of HIPAA-covered entities, including the largest data breach of the month. This reality makes it more important than ever for healthcare organizations to hold their business associates to a high expectation of privacy, security and compliance – but how can they do that?

Today FairWarning^® announced that Shane Whitlatch, general manager, healthcare at FairWarning, will participate in a panel discussion with other HITRUST and HIPAA experts on compliance best practices for dealing with business associates. The panel will convene at the 28th Annual HIPAA Summit, which takes place in Washington, D.C. from March 4 to March 6.

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The panel, "Compliance Concerns for New Business Associates, including Technology Vendors," will take place on Tuesday, March 5 at 5:15 p.m. ET. Panelists include Anne Kimbol, Assistant General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer for HITRUST; Chris Wargo, Managing Partner at Infolock; and Iliana Peters, partner at Polsinelli law firm and Former Acting Deputy Director of Health Information Privacy for the U.S. Office for Civil Rights.

This discussion will reveal key questions covered entities should be asking of BAs – and the questions they aren't asking. Panelists will discuss standards and certifications like HITRUST and NIST and what it means when vendors carry them, along with best practices for evaluating and selecting vendors. More information is available at https://hipaasummit.com/agenda-day-2/.

Today's healthcare regulatory environment has grown increasingly complex as providers fight both external cybercriminals and internal threats from employees who misuse access to patient data. Because the bulk of healthcare data breaches involve insiders, providers need tools to monitor user activity to detect and prevent mishandling of data and improve compliance.

The HIPAA Summit gathers regulatory experts from across the country to help organizations improve their HIPAA compliance. Sessions are designed to keep attendees up to date on new cybersecurity threats and HIPAA enforcement initiatives, as well as offer best practices from those in the trenches: privacy and security officers.

Shane Whitlatch, general manager, healthcare at FairWarning, said: "Security and compliance are table stakes to us, and while many people say, 'It's not if, but when you're breached,' we cannot afford to think like that. We have to take every precaution to ensure customers aren't breached because our customers' reputations and the safety of their patients rely on our security. When covered entities engage with new business associates, they need to be sure their PHI is protected, and this panel will help them understand how to work safely with BAs."

About FairWarning
FairWarning helps healthcare, financial services, and other organizations establish a culture of security, privacy, and compliance to expand trust with their patients, investors, and customers. FairWarning's patented cloud-based platform simplifies the full lifecycle of privacy and insider security incident management and helps those in highly regulated industries more easily detect, investigate, mitigate, and remediate improper user access or behavior. For more information on FairWarning, visit http://www.FairWarning.com or email [email protected].

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