Washington, D.C./FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - December 1, 2003 - Next week, Children’s Hospital Boston’s Chief Technology Officer Scott Ogawa will present at Inside ID, the Identification Solutions Mega Show, at the Washington Convention Center, to discuss how to achieve HIPAA compliance and increased data security with identity management solutions from Courion(Company Profile, Past Stories, Case Studies).
 
On Tuesday, December 9 in a session entitled “Achieving HIPAA Compliance and Increased Data Security with Integrated User Provisioning and Password Management,” Scott will address Children’s Hospital Boston’s drive towards HIPAA compliance by securely automating the resolution of common operational challenges such as user account setup and deletion and password reset and synchronization. He will discuss how identity management solutions are a secure, business enabler for managing data about doctors, nurses, business associates and patients while providing measurable cost-savings, operational efficiencies and productivity improvements. Attendees will learn:

• What HIPAA is and its implications for all industries, not just healthcare
• How automated password management solutions reduce help desk support load and ensure employee validation and authentication
• How user provisioning solutions give security administrators and business line managers the ability to revoke account access instantly and track down orphaned accounts
• How self-service fits in with a comprehensive security architecture