Deven McGraw - CyberEd

Former Deputy Director of Health Information Privacy, Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights

McGraw was the acting chief privacy officer and deputy director of health information privacy at the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights, which enforces HIPAA. Previously, she was a partner at the law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, where she co-chaired its privacy and data security practice. Earlier, she was director of the health privacy project at the Center for Democracy & Technology, a consumer advocacy group. For six years, McGraw served as an adviser to HHS on health data privacy and security issues. She served on the Health IT Policy Committee, which advises HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, and co-led the committee's Privacy and Security Workgroup as well as its Information Exchange Workgroup.

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We're at War: Cyberattacks a Wake-Up Call for the Healthcare Sector

Archived Session •

Deven McGraw - Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights • •

The hack of health insurer Anthem exposes data on 80 million Americans. A breach of an electronic health records vendor affects dozens of clinics. A California hospital pays a ransom to get data decrypted by hackers. These and other headline-grabbing breaches are getting the attention of CEOs and boards of directors....

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HIPAA Omnibus Rule: Expert Insights on How to Comply

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Adam Greene - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Deven McGraw - Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights • •

With the compliance deadline looming, healthcare organizations of all sizes are scrambling to understand their obligations under the final HIPAA Omnibus Rule. The omnibus package substantially modifies the HIPAA privacy, security and enforcement rules. Plus, it spells out new guidelines for assessing whether a...

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HITECH Stage 2 Rules: Expert Advice on Privacy, Security Compliance

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Deven McGraw - Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights • •

Federal officials recently released the final rules for Stage 2 of the HITECH Act electronic health record incentive program, which is providing billions of dollars worth of payments to hospitals and physicians. What privacy and security requirements are contained in the new rules? And what's the best way to prepare...

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