Bob Chaput

Bob is president of Clearwater Compliance LLC. (http://ClearwaterCompliance.com) Clearwater Compliance helps Covered Entities and Business Associates meet stringent HIPAA-HITECH Security Rule requirements and address one of five health outcomes policy priorities in the Meaningful Use Stage 1 guidelines dealing with privacy and security. Having served on operational and technology assignments in large healthcare enterprises, Mr. Chaput is no stranger to protecting large amounts of healthcare data – his experience includes responsibility for some of the world’s largest healthcare databases, requiring the highest levels of security and privacy while a senior executive at GE, Johnson & Johnson and Healthways, Inc. Over the years he has also built, grown and sold a number of businesses serving industries with strict regulatory requirements, with deep experience in HIPAA and HITECH rules. He speaks and writes extensively on HIPAA and HITECH security matters and is a recognized HIPAA-HITECH data security expert.