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• To outline practical qualifications and requirements which covered entities should seek to impose on their vendors, clearing houses, etc. in order to achieve HIPAA compliance goals.
• To suggest vendor due diligence and document review, including vendor licensing and upgrade agreements, and strategies in negotiating HIPAA compliance arrangements and provisions.
• To establish the role of HIPAA compliance testing and certification in covered entity and vendor HIPAA compliance efforts.
• To set forth drafting and negotiation issues in HIPAA business associate agreements with the goal of enhancing HIPAA compliance strategies.

Chief Executive Officers, Chief Operating Officers, Chief Information Officers and Chief Financial Officers, Privacy Officials, Security Officers, Compliance Officers, Legal Counsel, Patient Account Managers, Billing Staff and Information Services Staff.

All Faculty Materials will be Posted on the HIPAA Summit Audioconference website: http://www.HIPAAAudioconferences.com/hipaaaudio20020724 in downloadable PDF Formats.