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Final Agenda

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics

SUBCOMMITTEE ON STANDARDS AND SECURITY

October 26-27, 2000

Room 505A, Hubert Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201

Minutes

Transcript

SUBJECT: ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
Thursday, October 26
9:00 am Opening Remarks and Introductions Dr. Cohn, Chair
9:15 am

Panel #1: Electronic Signatures vs. Digital Signatures

  • What is the difference between electronic signatures and digital signatures?
  • What kind of signatures should be used in healthcare and why?
  • Are there ANSI standards for these signatures?
  • Are there other widely used standards for this type of signatures?
  • Do these signatures comply with the requirements of the HIPAA Security NPRM?
  • How does the E-SIGN Act impact your work with signatures?
 Dave Barnett, Kaiser Permanente

Rod Beatson, Cybersign

Anne Gugel, Baltimore Technologies

Peter Waegeman, Medical Records Institute
11:25 am Break
11:40 am Panel #2: Business Case for Electronic or Digital Signatures
  • What sort of health applications are enabled by electronic signatures ?
  • What requirements must the signatures meet?
  • How are we satisfying those requirements today?
  • What has been your experience with electronic or digital signatures?
  • How important are standards in electronic signatures?
  • What role should the government play?
  • How does the E-SIGN Act impact your work with signatures?
  • Are healthcare requirements for signatures different from other industries?
  • Do you think there are digital signature solutions in other industries that can be used for healthcare?
 Jean Naricisi, American Medical Association

Sherry Neuman, Iscribe

Dr. Gunther Schadow, Regenstrief Institute
Presentation acrobat
Handhout acrobat

Peter Waegeman, Medical Records Institute

Benjamin Wright, J.D.
1:05 p.m. Lunch
1:50 pm Panel #3: Government and Electronic Signatures
  • Are you using electronic or digital signatures? Why?
  • How does the E-SIGN Act impact your work with signatures?
  • How does UCITA impact your work with signatures?
  • What is the role of your Department or Agency with respect to electronic signatures?
  • How can healthcare and HIPAA learn from your experience?
  • What are government requirements that you know apply to electronic signatures?
  • What are your plans for enabling electronic signatures at a national level?
  • What has been your experience with electronic signatures?
  • What are your recommendations for adoption of standard electronic signatures under HIPAA?
 Steve Bruck and Patricia Good, DEA

E. Stewart Crumpler, FDA

Jan Lovorn, Protegrity, Inc.

Benjamin Wright, J. D.
3:50 pm Break
4:00 pm Discussion Subcommittee
5:00 pm Adjourn
Friday, October 27

Transcript
8:30 am Call to Order and review of previous day and plan for today Dr. Cohn, Chair
9:00 am Panel #4: Report on Existing projects
  • Are you using electronic or digital signatures? Why?
  • What do electronic signatures enable in your project?
  • What are the results of your project?
  • What problems have you found?
  • How can healthcare and HIPAA learn from your experience?
  • What are your plans for enabling electronic signatures at a national level?
  • How does the E-SIGN Act impact your work with signatures?
  • How does UCITA impact your work with signatures?
  • How would HIPAA standards help?
  • What are your recommendations for adoption of standard electronic signatures under HIPAA?
 Holt Anderson, NCHICA

Richard Guida, Federal PKI Steering Committee

John Lynch, Connecticut Hospital Associationacrobat

Sherry Neuman, Iscribe
11:15 am Break
11:30 am Discussion and Future Plans Subcommittee
12:40 pm Adjourn

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*Note: In the interest of security, the Department has instituted stringent procedures for entrance to the Hubert H. Humphrey Building by non- government employees. Thus, persons without a government identification card may need to have the guard call for an escort to the meeting room.

November 13, 2000