HIPAA-SECURITY Online Forum Opens
COLUMBUS, OHIO (August 11, 2003). Interhack
announces the opening of its free online forum
for HIPAA Security implementors.
"Bad information security advice is
plentiful," commented Matt Curtin, founder of
Interhack and author of the book
Developing Trust: Online Privacy and
Security (Apress, 2001). He continued,
"Our objective is to make this forum the place
to go for implementors to get good information
security advice, with specific focus on
compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule."
HIPAA-SECURITY is intended to act as a
gathering place of Security Rule implementors
from across all parts of the country affected
by HIPAA.
Topics expected to be covered in the forum
include:
- Risk assessment strategies
- Alignment of HIPAA Security implementation
and general information security objectives
- Handling of "addressable" implementation
specifications
- Evaluation of threat mitigation mechanisms
About HIPAA and the Security Rule
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
(HIPAA) is having a dramatic impact on the way that health
providers, insurers, and others are handling information. The
"Security Rule" defines administrative, physical, and technical
safeguards that must be used to protect electronic protected
health information. Released in final form in February 2003,
the Rule will be enforced starting in February 2005.
About Interhack
Interhack is a provider of professional services in information
assurance, forensic computing, and Outsourced IT. Interhack's
Health Information Assurance program helps clients to understand
their information assurance requirements and how they can be
rationally met while also achieving HIPAA Security Rule
compliance. Interhack can be found on the web at
web.interhack.com.
