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DATE: January 19, 2012 

TO: CIOs, Chief Security and Privacy Officers, In-house Council, Physician Practices 

FROM: Joe Carr , Chief Information Officer NJHA

SUBJECT: HIPAA Security and Privacy v2.0 – In the Age of the HITECH Act

The federal Office of Civil Rights recently launched its pilot program to start auditing covered 

entity provider organizations. This is a considerable change in policy - from the original 

HIPAA compliant-based investigation approach to a more aggressive way of ensuring industrywide 

HIPAA privacy and security compliance. With the advent of the American Reinvestment

and Recovery Act and specifically the Health Information Technology for Economic and

Clinical Health (HITECH) components, both the requirements and enforcement have changed

considerably requiring new and adjustments to old policies and procedures. HIPAA and

HITECH issues raise not only compliance and legal concerns, but also business costs and public

relations and reputational concerns. The purpose of this program is to provide a HIPAA privacy

and security overview with a special focus on the new changes and challenges that are a direct

result of the HITECH Act.

FACULTY:

Attorney at Law, Oscislawski LLC

Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq.

Attorney at Law, Fox Rothschild LLP

Joseph Carr

Chief Information Officer, New Jersey Hospital Association