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Debbie Christofferson
President, ISSA Phoenix, AZ Chapter
Orange County Chapter, CA
E: DebbieChristofferson@earthlink.net
P: 480.988.4194
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CHP and CSCS Certification Programs Confirmed by ISSA and ecfirst
Phoenix, AZ, June 7-10
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, USA – April 22, 2010
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 7th and 8th (CHP), June 9th and 10th (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.
Step through how to plan and prepare for HIPAA compliance. HIPAA is about awareness first, assessment second and finally action focused on gaps identified.
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
The Certified Security Compliance Specialist™ (CSCS™) credential is a job-role based designation. This program is designed to enable professionals to understand, prioritize and ultimately assist organizations achieve compliance with information security-based regulations.
ABOUT ecfirst
ecfirst, an Inc. 500 business (2004), has served over 1,400 clients worldwide in the areas of compliance, security and professional services. ecfirst delivers deep expertise with its full suite of services that include Risk Assessment, Compliance Auditing, Contingency Planning & Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Vulnerability Assessments, our industry-unique Managed Compliance Program, Single Sign-On analysis and implementation, IT Project Management, and general security and IT infrastructure solutions. The HIPAA Academy – a division of ecfirst – is the gold standard for HIPAA and HITECH Act consulting, training and certification. http://www.ecfirst.com/. Follow ecfirst at www.twitter.com/ecfirst.
ABOUT ISSA Phoenix, AZ Chapter
While just celebrating 10 years of existence, the mission of the ISSA Phoenix, AZ Chapter is to provide a forum for the education of information security to its members through presentations and open discussions on topics important to the members and the information security industry. ISSA Phoenix is a top 10 chapter in terms of size within ISSA International membership growth and numbers. Locally, we have enjoyed attendance in the past two years of 70-90, and it’s trending up. http://phoenix.issa.org/
For more information regarding the ISSA Phoenix, AZ Chapter please contact:
Debbie Christofferson
E:DebbieChristofferson@earthlink.net
P: 480.998.4194
For more information regarding registration, ecfirst training or deliverables, please contact:
John Schelewitz
E:John.Schelewitz@ecfirst.com
P: 480.663.3225
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