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February 17, 2025

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Are You Ready for the Newly Proposed HIPAA Security Rule

to Safeguard Your Electronic Protected Health Information?

Free Webinar for Healthcare Professionals Monday, February 24, 2025

Noon – 1pm

Registration is required to attend.

The protected health information of your patients may not be as protected as you think. Safeguarding patient information is critical. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is strengthening security standards for electronic protected health information stored in healthcare systems with a new security rule to reduce your vulnerability to cyberattacks and security breaches.

This free webinar will give healthcare providers, healthcare IT professionals and healthcare security professionals an overview of the new security rule and how the proposed changes could impact your IT policies and practices.

You’ll learn about new requirements to protect the confidentiality of patients:

Removal of “addressable” specifications
Mandatory encryption
Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
Technology Asset Inventory and Network Map
Enhanced Risk Analysis
Updated Business Associate Agreements
Contingency Planning

The proposed protocols are designed to strengthen the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act). Public comments on the new security rule are welcomed through March 7, 2025.

Our Presenters

Al Ogata

President & CEO

CyberHawaii

Al Ogata is the President & CEO of CyberHawaii, a local non-profit that focuses on building resiliency against cyber threats within small

and midsize businesses as

well as the population in general. Al has over 40 years of experience in the information security and solution development fields.

Prior to joining CyberHawaii he was the Chief Operating, Technology and Compliance Officer at the Hawaii Health Information Exchange. Prior

to this, he was at HMSA for

18 years, last serving as the organization’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), HIPAA Privacy and Security Officer and

executive in charge of Business Continuity and Emergency Response.

Prior to joining HMSA he worked in Silicon Valley for over 20 years at a variety of organizations ranging from two-person startups to established companies like Hewlett-Packard and Wyse Technology.

Peter Lewis

Vice-President & Chief Information Security Officer

Hawaii Pacific Health

Peter Lewis is Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer at Hawai‘i Pacific Health, where he is responsible for information technology infrastructure and information security. Hawai‘i Pacific Health is a not-for-profit health care system that is anchored by its four medical centers – Kapi‘olani, Pali Momi, Straub Benioff and Wilcox, as well as more than 70 locations statewide.

Prior to joining Hawai‘i Pacific Health in 2021, Peter was Vice President, Information Technology for Hawai‘i Medical Service Association (HMSA), and prior to that he served in various leadership roles at HMSA, The Queen's Health Systems, and with a global information technology systems integrator.

Peter is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves on the board of of directors of the Laulima Data Alliance, Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum, and Boys & Girls Club of Hawai‘i.

Sudhakar Gummadi

Chief Information Security Officer

Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA)

Sudhakar Gummadi is the Chief Information Security Officer at Hawai‘i Medical Service Association (HMSA). In this role, Sudhakar provides strategic leadership for safeguarding the confidential information of HMSA members and stakeholders while enabling technology advances and business transformation.

Sudhakar is a proven leader with more than 25 years of experience in cybersecurity and the healthcare industry.

Prior to joining HMSA, Sudhakar served as an executive cyber security adviser and consultant at Anthem Inc.; vice president and CISO at Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company.

Sudhakar is a certified CISO executive from Carnegie Mellon University and a certified information system security professional from ISC2, the world’s leading member association for cybersecurity professionals.

About CyberHawaii

CyberHawaii is a nonprofit organization founded in 2016 that is committed to developing and enhancing Hawai‘i’s cybersecurity capabilities through information sharing and analysis. CyberHawaii, an affiliate of CyberUSA, seeks to prevent and mitigate cyber risks for residents, businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. CyberHawaii is also committed to education and workforce development to build cyber readiness and resilience and to providing information on cyber risk and solutions for policy decision-makers. Website: cyberhawaii.org.

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