Start the spring thaw with these education opportunities coming in March and April.
March 2 (1:00 PM EST): "Wireless Security, Telecommuting and E-Mail" (Quick Compliance; HIPAA Security Roundtable) www.quickcompliance.net/prodsvc/campaign/security/security-roundtable-agenda.html.
March 3 - 4 in Washington, DC: NCVHS Full Committee Meeting (National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics)ncvhs.hhs.gov.
March 6 - 8 in San Francisco: "HIT Summit West" (HIT) www.hitsummit.com.
March 9 - 11 in Washington, DC: "IAPP National Summit" (International Association of Privacy Professionals) www.privacyassociation.org/html/summit.html.
March 10 in Baltimore: "Improving Your HIPAA & OIG Compliance Plans: Preparing To Comply With The New HIPAA Security Standards" (OPEN MINDS) www.openminds.com/inst/oms05sm02a.htm.
March 14 in Washington, DC: "Turning Theory Into Practice: The Next Steps for E-HIM" (AHIMA) www.ahima.org/infocenter/ehim/ehimmeetinghome.cfm.
March 28 - 31 in Houston: "4-Day HIPAA Security Training (CHP & CHSS)" (HIPAA Academy)http://www.hipaaacademy.net/hipaacertification/hipaatraining.html.
March 30 (1:00 PM EST): "Last-Minute Readiness Check" (Quick Compliance; HIPAA Security Roundtable) www.quickcompliance.net/prodsvc/campaign/security/security-roundtable-agenda.html#readiness.
April 6 - 8 in Baltimore: "Tenth National HIPAA Summit" (HIPAA Summit)www.hipaasummit.com.
April 17 - 20 in New Orleans: "2005 Compliance Institute" (Health Care Comp-liance Association) www.hcca-info.org/eseries/StaticContent/05CImailerWEB.pdf.