Privacy & Security
Privacy & Security Committee
Purpose:
The Privacy and Security Committee provides oversight and strategic directions for HIMSS projects, policies and other matters relating to privacy and security issues associated with the exchange and storage of electronic health information.
Chair Person
Sean Murphy, CISSP, CPHIMS, FACHE
Vice President, Health Solutions Business Unit HIPAA/Information Security Officer,
SAIC
Committee Members
Michael F. Adames, CPHIMS
Chief, Future Strategy Division, National Naval Medical Center
Dixie B. Baker, PhD, FHIMSS
Senior Vice President, SAIC
Anna Daly, MSN, RN
EHR Manager, Benefits Realization, HCA Healthcare
David S. Finn, CISA
Health IT Officer, Symantec
Kenneth G. Hartman, CISSP, CPHIMS
Executive Vice President, Visonex
Lynda Rowe
Director of State Engagement, NextGen Healthcare
Kim E Sassaman, CISSP
Director, Information Security, Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Dennis M. Seymour, CISSP
Chief Security Architect, Ellumen
HIMSS Board of Directors Liaison
Pete Shelkin, FHIMSS
Chief Technology Officer, Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Contact:
Lisa A. Gallagher, BSEE, CISM, CPHIMS
Senior Director, Privacy and Security
HIMSS
(703) 562-8816
lgallagher@himss.org
Task Forces
Privacy and Security Policy Task ForcePrivacy & Security Toolkit Content Review Task Force
Work Groups
Cloud Security Work Group
Mobile Security Work Group
Patient Identity Integrity Work Group
Risk Assessment Work Group
Task Forces
Privacy & Security Policy Task Force
Purpose:
This Task Force supports HIMSS Policy activities by providing privacy and security expertise and input such as position statements, explanatory/educational materials, and model legislative texts for distribution to federal, state and local lawmakers as appropriate.
Co-Chair:
Archie A Alexander, MD, JD, LLM
Attorney / Mediator / Physician
Adjunct Instructor (Health Law and Ethics)
LSU-Shreveport
Co-Chair:
Mac McMillan
CEO
CynergisTek Inc
Contact:
Lisa A. Gallagher, BSEE, CISM, CPHIMS
Senior Director, Privacy and Security
HIMSS
(703) 562-8816
lgallagher@himss.org
Privacy & Security Toolkit Content Review Task Force
Purpose:
Ongoing maintenance and updates to the HIMSS Privacy & Security Toolkit which outlines general principles and provides best practices and examples of how health care providers should manage the security of their paper and electronic records.
Co-Chair:
Stacie Durkin MBA, RHIA, RNC
Principle
Durkin & Associates
Co-Chair:
Tangela D. Richardson
Social Insurance Specialist
Social Security Administration
Contact:
Lisa A. Gallagher, BSEE, CISM, CPHIMS
Senior Director, Privacy and Security
HIMSS
(703) 562-8816
lgallagher@himss.org
Work Groups
Cloud Security Work Group
Purpose:
The focus of the Cloud Security WG will be to explore, define and discuss cloud security risks and issues and develop useful white papers, guides, case studies, tools and other resources that individual healthcare organizations and security practitioners can use to assist them in developing their own implementations, guide their vendor selection processes, and/or inform their policy decisions.
Chair:
Adam Greene
Partner
Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
Contact:
Lisa A. Gallagher, BSEE, CISM, CPHIMS
Senior Director, Privacy and Security
HIMSS
(703) 562-8816
lgallagher@himss.org
Mobile Security Work Group
Purpose:
The focus of this WG is to explore, define and discuss mobile security risks and issues and develop useful white papers, guides, case studies, tools and other resources that individual healthcare organizations and security practitioners can use to assist them in developing their own implementations, guide their vendor selection processes, and/or inform their policy decisions.
Chair:
James Brady, PhD
Director, Technical Services
Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
Contact:
Lisa A. Gallagher, BSEE, CISM, CPHIMS
Senior Director, Privacy and Security
HIMSS
(703) 562-8816
lgallagher@himss.org
Patient Identity Integrity Work Group
Purpose:
The purpose of this work group is to develop a whitepaper that will identify the complex of issues that surround accurate identification of an individual’s information within and across systems, as well as the business processes that must be in place to support and maintain data integrity for quality of care.
Chair:
Barbara Demster MS RHIA CHCQM
Chief Compliance Officer
Benchmark Consulting
Contact:
Lisa A. Gallagher, BSEE, CISM, CPHIMS
Senior Director, Privacy and Security
HIMSS
(703) 562-8816
lgallagher@himss.org
Risk Assessment Work Group
Purpose:
The purpose of this WG will be to explore, define and discuss risk assessment and develop useful white papers, guides, case studies, tools and other resources that individual healthcare organizations and security practitioners can use to assist them in developing their own implementations, guide their third party vendor selection processes (if desired), and/or inform their policy decisions.
Chair:
Jeffrey Bell, CISSP, CPHIMS
Director, Client Relations
CareTech Solutions
Contact:
Lisa A. Gallagher, BSEE, CISM, CPHIMS
Senior Director, Privacy and Security
HIMSS
(703) 562-8816
lgallagher@himss.org
