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Worried about your security rule compliance? Check out one of these security rule-focused events.
November 3 (12:45 - 2:30 PM EST) "Practical Security Tools, Firewalls and Others"(SHARP) www.sharpworkgroup.com.
November 3 (1:00 PM EST) "Gut Check: Where Are You On The Path To HIPAA Security Compliance?" (QuickCompliance) www.quickcompliance.net.
November 4 in New Orleans: "Implementing The Next Wave Of HIPAA Regulations" (CMS Atlanta and Dallas Regional Offices) For other dates and locations, visit www.mche.us.com.
November 6 in Jacksonville, FL and November 13 in Portland, OR: "Physicians Adopting Computer Technology (PACT) Conference" (HIMSS) www.himss.org.
November 10 in Columbus, OH: "Security JumpStart 101" (Paramore Consulting) www. paramoreconsulting.com.
November 10 (1:45 - 3 PM EST): "National HIPAA Implementation Roundtable" (CMS). To participate, call (877) 203-0044 and use conference identification number 1347026.
November 11-12 in Columbus, OH and November 16-17 in Minneapolis: "Mastering HIPAA EDI Implementation Guides" (EDI Partners) www.edipartners.com.
November 15-18 in Atlanta: "Bridging Administrative Simplification and Clinical Integration: Building a Foundation on the NHII Summit" (WEDI SNIP) www.wedi.org.
November 16 (1:00 PM EST) "Risk Analysis And Risk Management" (QuickCompliance) www.quickcompliance.net.
November 16 in Ponte Vedra, FL: "HIPAA Privacy & Security Update" (Bittinger Law) www.bittingerlaw.com.
November 17 (1:30 - 3 PM EST) "e-PHI: Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability" (Healthcare Intelligence Network [HIN]; Audioconference) store.hin.com.
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