DIMACS Tutorial: Statistical De-identification of Confidential Health Data with Application to the HIPAA Privacy Regulations

April 30 - May 1, 2009
DIMACS Center, CoRE Building, Rutgers University

Organizers:
Daniel Barth-Jones, Columbia University, db2431 at columbia.edu
Alina Campan, Northern Kentucky University, campana1 at nku.edu
Traian Marius Truta, Northern Kentucky University, trutat1 at nku.edu
Presented under the auspices of the Special Focus on Computational and Mathematical Epidemiology and the Special Focus on Communication Security and Information Privacy.

Workshop Program:

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Session I: Overview of Federal Health Data Privacy Regulations

 8:30 -  9:00  Registration and Breakfast

 9:00 -  9:10  Welcome and Opening Remarks
               Fred Roberts, Director of DIMACS

 9:10 -  9:20  Tutorial Overview
               Daniel Barth-Jones, Columbia University

 9:20 - 10:20  Overview of Federal Privacy Regulations HIPAA and the 2009 HITECH Act
               Daniel Barth-Jones, Columbia University 

10:20 - 10:40  Discussion

10:40 - 11:00  Break

11:00 - 12:00  HIPAA De-identification and Limited Data Sets
               Daniel Barth-Jones, Columbia University 

12:00 - 12:30  Discussion

12:30 -  1:30  Lunch

Session II: Understanding and Controlling Privacy Risks: Statistical Disclosure Risk and Control

 1:30 -  2:00  Privacy Risk Management Polices and Procedures for Health Information Organizations
               Daniel Barth-Jones, Columbia University

 2:00 -  2:10  Discussion
 
 2:10 -  3:30  Overview of Statistical Disclosure and Privacy-Preserving Data Methods: Measuring Disclosure Risks
               Traian Marius Truta, Northern Kentucky University 

 3:30 -  4:00  Break	

 4:00 -  5:00  Overview of Statistical Disclosure/Privacy-Preserving Data Methods: Controlling Disclosure Risks 
               Traian Marius Truta, Northern Kentucky University 

 5:00 -  5:30  Discussion

 5:45 -  7:00  Reception and Dinner

 7:00          Van back to Hotel 


Friday, May 1, 2009

Session III: Special Considerations, Emerging Threats and Future Work

 8:30 -  9:00  Breakfast and Registration

 9:00 - 10:15  Special Considerations in Disclosure Control for Health Data
               Daniel Barth-Jones, Columbia University 

10:15 - 10:30  Break

10:30 - 11:40  Emerging Privacy Threats for Health Data
               Alina Campan, Northern Kentucky University

11:40 - 12:00  Recommendations for Future Work for Protecting Health Data Privacy and Tutorial Summary
               Daniel Barth-Jones, Columbia University 

12:00 - 12:15  Discussion

12:15 -  1:00  Lunch
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