atsec participates in HIMSS07, offers expanded HIPAA consulting services

Austin, TX - atsec information security corporation will be a first-time participant in the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 2007 (HIMSS07) annual conference and exhibition in New Orleans from 25 February-1 March, 2007.

atsec will staff a booth at the exhibition (booth #2783), offering details about its recently-expanded HIPAA consulting services. atsec offers HIPAA security consulting and vulnerability assessments and provides clients with comparative information and baselines against industry standard practices in addition to the HIPAA-mandated security and privacy review items. The types of reviews available include:

- A general on-site interview with personnel, system analysis, policy and procedure review and remediation suggestions.
- A detailed review of an entity’s HIPAA security and privacy compliance as compared to each of the required implementation specifications, which includes a detail report and gap analysis.

We look forward to sharing information about our expanded HIPAA consulting services with conference participants. Additional information about our services is also available at the following email address: hipaa-info@atsec.com.

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare industry’s membership organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. The theme of HIMSS07 is “transforming healthcare through IT; where ideas become solutions, technology transforms healthcare and critical connections are forged”. The conference includes participants from all sectors of the healthcare industry, but its focus is on IT-related aspects of healthcare.

About atsec information security
atsec information security is an independent, standards-based IT (information technology) security consulting and evaluation services company that combines a business-oriented approach to information security with in-depth technical knowledge and global experience. atsec was founded in Munich (Germany) in January 2000 and has extensive international operations with offices in the US, Sweden, the UK, and China. atsec leverages its deep security, process, and standards expertise to consult on a wide range of IT security needs, enabling clients to establish integrated security management procedures in order to manage security risk and improve data, product, and business process reliability. atsec works with leading global companies such as IBM, HP, Oracle, Cray, BMW, SGI, Vodafone, Swisscom, RWE, and Wincor-Nixdorf.