WEEKLY UPDATE: 10/15/26
HIPAA Privacy, Security & Breach Rules: Keeping Current to Remain Compliant
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Connecticut Hospital Association, 110 Barnes Road, Wallingford, CT
This on-site program will provide a comprehensive review of the HIPAA Privacy Rule and HIPAA Breach Rule requirements for healthcare providers. The session will focus on key trends in regulatory enforcement of protected health data and what is on the immediate horizon. There will also be an overview of the proposed HIPAA Security Rule overhaul with a comparison to current cybersecurity obligations, including a discussion of the impact and challenges created by Health and Human Services (HHS) delaying in the implementation of the new Security Rule until 2027 or later.
The program will also address the importance of prioritizing HIPAA security planning in the face of increasing cyberthreats disproportionately affecting healthcare.
Topics of special interest that will be reviewed:
- Patient, provider, and government access rights
- Emerging state law data protections
- Data tracking and implications of “big data” and artificial intelligence
- Sensitive data challenges
Target Audience: The program is designed for compliance professionals, privacy and security officers, risk managers, in-house counsel, health information/data management and health informatics professionals, and others with responsibilities for HIPAA compliance. The session will provide a working knowledge of HIPAA requirements to those new to this area, as well as drilling down into focused compliance challenges for those currently involved.
Speaker: The program presenter is Jennifer Cox, JD, a frequent and popular presenter at CHA, and a founding member of Cox & Osowiecki, LLC, a law firm representing all levels of healthcare institutions and providers in regulatory matters, privacy and security issues, and business advice.
This program is pending approval of continuing education credit. See details in event brochure.
HRO Fundamentals Training | Fall 2026-Spring 2027
CHA is pleased to offer a series of HRO Fundamentals Training opportunities from November 2026 through April 2027. These programs reinforce core high reliability organization (HRO) principles, build practical skills, and foster a culture where safety is a shared responsibility and team members feel empowered to speak up, identify risks, and prevent harm.
All sessions are offered at no cost to CHA Patient Safety Organization (PSO) hospital members.
Registration for HRO Fundamentals Training sessions are on the CHA website here. The first four sessions are listed below. Additional winter and spring offerings are listed by month here, with dates and times to be added as they are finalized.
- Apparent Cause Analysis: Tuesday, November 10, 9-11:45 a.m., virtual
Click here to register. - Safety Coach Training: Tuesday, November 10, 12:30-2:30 p.m., virtual
Click here to register. - Cause Analysis (two-day workshop): Monday, December 14, and Tuesday, December 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., on-site at CHA*
Click here to register. - Safety Starts With Me – Train-the-Trainer: Wednesday, December 16, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., on-site at CHA*
Click here to register.
*On-site sessions are located at CHA, 110 Barnes Road, Wallingford, CT. Click here for directions.
For additional information, contact CHA Education Services at 203-294-7263 or EducationServices@chime.org.
