California Health Information Association (CHIA) Confirms Cyber Security &
Compliance Expert, Ali Pabrai, Presentation On

Compliancy with California’s Privacy & Security Mandates

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, USA – April 7, 2010
The California Health Information Association (CHIA) confirmed that Ali Pabrai, Chief Executive of ecfirst, will deliver an executive presentation on June 15, 2010 between the hours of 3:20 and 4:20pm. The delivery will take place at: Hyatt Regency Sacramento, 1209 L. St., Sacramento, CA.

"We are very pleased that Mr. Pabrai will be presenting information about key California regulations and information on investigations and audits by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). There are several regulations in the area of information privacy and security that impact all organizations that process personal information about a California resident"
stated LaVonne LaMoureaux, RHIA, CAE, Executive Director, CHIA

Topic Description - Compliancy with California’s Privacy & Security Mandates

No other forum is bringing together all of the California requirements and digesting critical requirements for your California-based organization. California is the most proactive state in the country with regards to safeguarding personal and health information. California has enacted legislation forcing organizations to have to notify all members or citizens of California of a security breach. In this unique delivery we closely examine the mandatory requirements of several California security regulations including SB 1386, AB 1950, AB 1298, AB 211, SB 541 and others. New regulations not only include “personal information,” but also “medical information” and “health insurance information.” Together we will step through frameworks that may be applied to enable your organization to comply with numerous California requirements for protecting personal information.

ALI PABRAI BIO
Ali Pabrai, CISSP (ISSAP, ISSMP), CSCS, is the Chief Executive of ecfirst, an Inc. 500 business in its first year of eligibility – America’s fastest growing privately held business. A highly sought after information security and regulatory compliance expert, he has successfully delivered solutions on security and compliance to hundreds of organizations worldwide. Pabrai’s clients have included Microsoft, Principal Financial, McKesson, HP, Symantec, and several government agencies such as the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency and many others. Ali created the industry's first certification program on compliance and cyber security, the Certified Security Compliance Specialist, CSCSTM. The CSCS Program addresses ISO 27000, PCI DSS, HIPAA, HITECH and other important security standards. He is also a member of the FBI InfraGard

For more information about Ali Pabrai, please visit http://www.pabrai.com/.

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 California Health Information Association
The California Health Information Association (CHIA) is the professional health care organization of credentialed specialists in the field of Health Information Management. CHIA is committed to excellence in the management of health information. The CHIA Legislation Committee is actively watching, analyzing and involved with the tracking hundreds of Assembly and Senate proposals, amendments, involving a multitude of health care issues.www.californiahia.org

For more information regarding the California Health Information Association, please contact:
LaVonne LaMoureaux
E: lavonne@californiahia.org

For more information regarding ecfirst deliverables or to bring Ali Pabrai to your site, please contact:
John Schelewitz
E:  John.Schelewitz@ecfirst.com
P:  480.663.3225