A Dialogue With DHHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

Speaker(s)

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  Marissa Gordon-Nguyen, JD, MPH
  

  Senior Advisor for HIPAA Policy, HHS
  
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  Linda Sanches, MPH
  

  Senior Advisor for HIT and Privacy Policy, Office for Civil Rights, HHS
  
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  Nick Heesters, JD
  

  Health Information Privacy & Security Specialist, Office for Civil Rights, HHS
  

This interactive session will be an open forum led by two senior advisors in OCR’s health information privacy division, who will provide brief updates on OCR’s HIPAA policy and enforcement activities. Attendees are encouraged to come with questions of interest to all. During this session, speakers and attendees will:

Learning Objectives:

• Address questions about how the HIPAA rules apply in the research context
• Discuss the individual’s right to access their health information
• Review OCR’s enforcement actions involving breaches of protected health information