Robert Gellman, Privacy and Information Policy Consultant to Speak at KC’s Event on The Red Flag Rule for Healthcare on 08/4/2009
New York, NY, May 23, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcast announced today that Robert Gellman, Privacy and Information Policy Consultant will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming webcast entitled: “The Red Flag Rule for Healthcare”. This 2-hour event is scheduled on August 4, 2009, Tuesday, at 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET. (For further details of the event and an updated list of panelists, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2009_RED.html)
The Federal Trade Commission’s new “red flag” identity theft rules raise particular concerns for healthcare providers who already must also comply with HIPAA privacy rules, and the FTC has turned down requests from the American Medical Association and American Hospital Association to exempt their members from compliance. Under the FTC rules, creditors are required to implement prevention programs that spell out how they will look for patterns, practices, and activities that are “red flags” for possible identity theft. These programs are to include “periodic assessments” and measures to respond to red flags that are found so that the healthcare provider can ensure it is protecting patient records from identity theft.
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live webcast Series is assembling a distinguished group of government officials and compliance experts to help healthcare companies comply with the new rules. The panelists will share their expertise in a Live two-hour Webcast.
About Robert Gellman
Robert Gellman is a privacy and information policy consultant in Washington, D.C. He advises large and small companies, for-profit and non-profit organizations, trade associations, government agencies, foreign governments, and advocacy organizations how to develop, analyze, implement, and maintain policies for personal privacy and fair information practices. Specialty areas include privacy policy for health (including HIPAA), the Internet, and the homeless; freedom of information, and other information policy areas. A graduate of the Yale Law School, Gellman has worked on information policy issues for more than 30 years. He spent 17 years on the staff of a Subcommittee in the House of Representatives responsible for privacy, freedom of information, health record confidentiality, and other information policy matters. He served as a member of the Department of Health and Human Service's National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (1996-2000), a federal advisory committee with responsibilities for health information infrastructure matters, and he chaired the Privacy and Confidentiality Subcommittee for two years. He is the author of numerous columns, conference papers, congressional reports, and scholarly articles on privacy and other information policy issues. Many are available at www.bobgellman.com.
A recent publication is Notes and Observations on Selected Parts of Title XIII, Subtitle D, Privacy, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Of 2009, available at http://bobgellman.com/rg-docs/Stimulus-Privacy-HIPAA-Analysis.pdf. Recent publications for the World Privacy Forum include: Privacy in the Clouds: Risks to Privacy and Confidentiality from Cloud Computing, available at http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/cloudprivacy.html; Personal Health Records: Why Many PHRs Threaten Privacy (together with a consumer advisory) available at http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/personal_health_records.html; Patient’s Guide to HIPAA, available at http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/hipaa/index.html; Red Flag and Address Discrepancy Requirements: Suggestions for Health Care Providers, available at http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/pdf/WPF_RedFlagReport_09242008fs.pdf; and FAQs for Victims of Medical Identity Theft, available at http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/FAQ_medicalrecordprivacy.html.
For more information about Robert Gellman, please visit the website at http:// www.bobgellman.com
About The Knowledge Congress
The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour Live wecasts to study the impact of changing regulations.” To contact or to register for an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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The Federal Trade Commission’s new “red flag” identity theft rules raise particular concerns for healthcare providers who already must also comply with HIPAA privacy rules, and the FTC has turned down requests from the American Medical Association and American Hospital Association to exempt their members from compliance. Under the FTC rules, creditors are required to implement prevention programs that spell out how they will look for patterns, practices, and activities that are “red flags” for possible identity theft. These programs are to include “periodic assessments” and measures to respond to red flags that are found so that the healthcare provider can ensure it is protecting patient records from identity theft.
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live webcast Series is assembling a distinguished group of government officials and compliance experts to help healthcare companies comply with the new rules. The panelists will share their expertise in a Live two-hour Webcast.
About Robert Gellman
Robert Gellman is a privacy and information policy consultant in Washington, D.C. He advises large and small companies, for-profit and non-profit organizations, trade associations, government agencies, foreign governments, and advocacy organizations how to develop, analyze, implement, and maintain policies for personal privacy and fair information practices. Specialty areas include privacy policy for health (including HIPAA), the Internet, and the homeless; freedom of information, and other information policy areas. A graduate of the Yale Law School, Gellman has worked on information policy issues for more than 30 years. He spent 17 years on the staff of a Subcommittee in the House of Representatives responsible for privacy, freedom of information, health record confidentiality, and other information policy matters. He served as a member of the Department of Health and Human Service's National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (1996-2000), a federal advisory committee with responsibilities for health information infrastructure matters, and he chaired the Privacy and Confidentiality Subcommittee for two years. He is the author of numerous columns, conference papers, congressional reports, and scholarly articles on privacy and other information policy issues. Many are available at www.bobgellman.com.
A recent publication is Notes and Observations on Selected Parts of Title XIII, Subtitle D, Privacy, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Of 2009, available at http://bobgellman.com/rg-docs/Stimulus-Privacy-HIPAA-Analysis.pdf. Recent publications for the World Privacy Forum include: Privacy in the Clouds: Risks to Privacy and Confidentiality from Cloud Computing, available at http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/cloudprivacy.html; Personal Health Records: Why Many PHRs Threaten Privacy (together with a consumer advisory) available at http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/personal_health_records.html; Patient’s Guide to HIPAA, available at http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/hipaa/index.html; Red Flag and Address Discrepancy Requirements: Suggestions for Health Care Providers, available at http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/pdf/WPF_RedFlagReport_09242008fs.pdf; and FAQs for Victims of Medical Identity Theft, available at http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/FAQ_medicalrecordprivacy.html.
For more information about Robert Gellman, please visit the website at http:// www.bobgellman.com
About The Knowledge Congress
The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour Live wecasts to study the impact of changing regulations.” To contact or to register for an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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