CHP and CSCS Certification Programs Confirmed by ISSA and ecfirst

Phoenix, AZ, June 7-10

The ISSA Phoenix, AZ Chapter confirmed a joint venture with ecfirst/HIPAA Academy to deliver gold standard regulatory compliance and security training courses - Certified HIPAA Professional and Certified Security Compliance Specialist. These Instructor-Led courses will be delivered on June 7^th and 8^th (CHP), June 9^th and 10^th (CSCS) 2010 between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm.  The location for these deliveries will be:

Homewood Suites by Hilton Phoenix Airport South

4750 E. Cotton Center Blvd. Phoenix, AZ 85040

P:  602-470-2100 ($99/night – Please state you are with HIPAA Academy to get this rate)

"We are very pleased to announce this delivery in association with ecfirst. ecfirst has presented at ISSA Phoenix, AZ Chapter meetings in the past and the feedback has always been highly recognized. We are eager to partner with ecfirst to offer the CHP and CSCS courses to ISSA members. The CHP and CSCS course content present extreme value in understanding regulatory compliance and security issues with the credentials being highly recognized in the industry," states Debbie Christofferson, President, ISSA Phoenix, AZ Chapter

All ISSA members will receive a discounted class registration fee of $995.00 per student (retail cost for CHP or CSCS registration, per student, is $1,650.00). An optional certification exam will be proctored at the conclusion of these deliveries for a fee of $495.00 per student. Registration, with applicable discount, to be had by contacting John Schelewitz (contact information below).

Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP)
The focus of the course is to better understand the implications of HIPAA legislation and identify critical compliance requirements. It addresses HIPAA requirements in the areas of Transactions, Privacy and Security. This HIPAA provision is resulting in substantial changes in business development processes, policies and procedures for all covered entities – providers (hospitals, laboratories, and pharmacies), clearinghouses and payers.

This CHP training provides a baseline to create a framework for initiating and working towards a blueprint for HIPAA compliance. From this course, you will learn the following about HIPAA:

• Understand why HIPAA requirements will cause significant changes in policies, procedures and processes within the organization in the handling of patient records.
• Examine how implementing HIPAA will affect the way healthcare entities organize and staff to achieve and monitor compliance with patient privacy/confidentiality needs.
• Learn why HIPAA compliance is better focused as a business issue than as an IT issue, although IT will play a major role in implementing compliant systems.
• Review specific requirements and implementation features within each security category.

Certified Security Compliance Specialist (CSCS)
The CSCS™ Program is the first and only program in the world that provides a comprehensive treatment of major information security regulations and standards. You can expect to learn and understand core requirements of the following from the CSCS™ program:

• ISO Standards including 27001, 27002, 27799
• PCI DSS
• COBIT Security Baseline
• FISMA
• HIPAA
• U.S. State Regulations on Information Security
• FACTA, Red Flag Rules – Identity Theft

Phoenix ISSA Membership
Dee Ramon
rsvp@phoenix.issa.org