Verizon Health Care Expert to Present on Nov. 9 at World Health Congress
Leadership Summit on Health IT
ALEXANDRA, Va., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- An executive from the Verizon Connected
Healthcare Solutions practice group will participate in a panel discussion at
the World Health Congress Leadership Summit on Health Information Technology
on Nov. 9 in Alexandria. The panel will discuss key challenges facing the
health care industry in addressing emerging security and privacy compliance
measures related to the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 and how health care organizations can help
improve quality of care through electronic medical records.
WHERE: World Health Congress Leadership Summit on HITECH
and HIPAA Compliance Management
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
5000 Seminary Road
Alexandria
WHO: Rajeev Kapoor, global managing director, Verizon
"Meaningful Use under HITECH: Why HIPAA Is No Longer a Paper
Tiger"
Monday, Nov. 9, at 4:15 p.m. EST
BACKGROUND: The World Health Congress Leadership Summit on HITECH and HIPAA
Compliance Management, is part of the 5th Annual World Healthcare Innovation
and Technology Congress (WHIT v.5.0), a leading industry event for senior
executives responsible for making major IT decisions. More information is
available at the World Health Congress event Web site.
Verizon Connected Healthcare Solutions leverages Verizon's world-class
networks and IT, security and communications expertise to provide innovative
wireless and wired solutions that help transform the delivery of patient care,
better manage costs, enhance access to services, and provide data privacy.
SOURCE Verizon
Kevin W. Irland, +1-703-886-1117, kevin.w.irland@verizon.com
