Health Information Compliance Alert
Conference Calendar Corner
Whether you're interested in beginning your security rule training or you're still struggling with the transactions rule, November and December offer some great HIPAA educational opportunities. Take a look below at some of the conferences in your area: November 4 - 5 in Orlando: "HIPAA Privacy Officer Training" (Pangaea) . November 5 - 6 in Washington: "NCVHS Full Committee Meeting" (National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics) . November 13 - 14 in Minneapolis (and Nov. 20 -21 in San Jose, CA): "Mastering HIPAA EDI Implementation Guides" (EDI Partners) . November 18 - 20 in Washington: "Beyond HIPAA Compliance: The Journey Con-tinues - 4th National WEDI SNIP HIPAA Implementation Summit" (WEDI - SNIP) November 18 - 19 (Location TBA): "HIPAA Security Officer Training" (Pangaea). For more information, call Event Coordinator Brenda White at 407-876-9240 . November 19 (1:30 PM EST audio conference): "HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets After The Deadline: Strategies for Survival" (Healthcare Intelligence Network) . December Dec. 2 - 3 (Location TBA): "HIPAA Security Officer Training" (Pangaea) For more information call Event Coordinator Brenda White at 407-876-9240 . Dec. 10 -11 in Orlando: "HIPAA Privacy Officer Training" (Pangaea) For more information call Event Coordinator Brenda White at 407-876-9240 .
November
November 2 - 5 in Nashville, TN: "ASHRM's 23rd Annual Conference & Exhibition" (American Society for Health-care Risk Management) .
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