More about health IT experts attending HIMSS 13 - meet us at booth #1369:

Legal Implications of the Final HIPAA Omnibus Rule

Brian Balow, Attorney, Dickinson Wright

Brian Balow is a member of the law firm Dickinson Wright PLLC, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of information technology, healthcare law, and intellectual property. Brian has worked with Fortune 100 clients over the last fifteen years on Information Technology-related matters, including the drafting and negotiation of agreements, formulation and implementation of policies and procedures for the management of IT (including outsourcing-related issues), counseling and advising on privacy and data security issues, and assisting clients in favorably resolving disputes with IT vendors (including disputes with the BSA and SIIA).

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Healthcare Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery

Christopher Heuman CHP, CHSS, CSCS, CISSP, Practice Leader, RISC Management & Consulting

As the Practice Leader at RISC Management, Chris helps providers and healthcare technology organizations by providing services in the areas of risk analysis, vulnerability assessment, business continuity management and planning, business impact analysis, disaster recovery planning, social engineering tests, data loss prevention, education and training, project management and consensus building at all organizational levels.

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Mobile Healthcare Applications

Dave Bennett, National Sales Director, Healthcare, AnyPresence

Dave directs AnyPresence’s healthcare sales.  He has been in Mobility with a focus on Healthcare since 2010, and was involved in growing mobility programs with companies such as Aetna and Independence Blue Cross.  Prior to getting into mobility, Dave was with Axeda Corporation, an M2M enterprise software company providing remote connectivity to medical device and life sciences companies such as Siemens, GE and Phillips.

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Health IT Business Development

Peggy McShane, Managing Director, Segue Health

Peggy leads business development and client account management for the Federal, Commercial, and Non-Profit health market segments to define innovative services and solutions, with the ultimate goal of supporting emergent health systems transform health data into practical and useful information. Peggy's background in health and health IT includes: a ten-year career in the hospital setting as a Director of Medical Records; a ten+ year career as a health and health IT consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton; and a five-year career as the business owner of Net New Growth, LLC. Peggy holds a Bachelors of Science in Health Records Administration from York College of Pennsylvania, a Masters of Science in Information Management from Marymount University, and a Masters Certificate in Strategic Marketing from Tulane University.

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HIPAA Compliant Cloud Computing

April Sage, CPHIMS, Director Healthcare Vertical, Online Tech

April Sage has focused on the IT industry for over two decades, initially founding a technology vocational program. In 2000, April founded a bioinformatics company that supported biotech, pharma, and bioinformatic companies in the development of research portals, drug discovery search engines, and other software systems. Since then, April has been involved in the development and implementation of online business plans and integrated marketing strategies across insurance, legal, entertainment, and retail industries. In her current position as Director Healthcare Vertical of Online Tech, April focuses on cloud computing and data center technologies that enable the healthcare space. April is a member of the inaugural cohort of the University of Michigan’s Masters Health Informatics program, a program fully and jointly sponsored by the School of Public Health and School of Information.