As health data exchange becomes more sophisticated and far-reaching, the importance of safeguarding privacy and security grows in parallel. This forward-looking session, hosted by DirectTrust, will explore emerging risks, regulatory changes, and innovative strategies designed to protect sensitive health information in today’s evolving digital landscape. Attendees will hear from experts across cybersecurity, compliance, and interoperability as they unpack topics such as trusted exchange frameworks, identity management, TEFCA alignment, and patient expectations around consent and transparency. Featured speakers include Susan Clark (moderator) and Lesley Berkeyheiser of DirectTrust, Ford Winslow of ICE Cybersecurity, Bezawit Sumner of CRISP Shared Services, Alison Bianchi, and Kenneth Deans and Jared Jeffery, who will discuss quantum computing’s implications for health data security. This session will equip participants—whether technical implementers or compliance leaders—with practical insights and strategies to stay ahead of privacy and security challenges while enabling responsible innovation in health data exchange.

Susan Clark, BS, RHIT, CHTS-PW, CHTS-IM | Senior Director of Community and Advocacy, DirectTrust (Moderator)

Lesley Berkeyheiser, CCSFP, CHQP | Senior Director of Accreditation Strategy and Development; Senior Assessor, DirectTrust

Cybersecurity: Unlocking the Power of Community Information Exchange

Ford Winslow | CEO, ICE Cybersecurity

The Looming Quantum Threat: A Pilot on How to Future-Proof Health Data Exchange

Kenneth Deans, DHA, MBA | President & CEO, Health Sciences South Carolina

Jared Jeffery, MBA, FACHDM | Founder & CEO, healthKERI, Inc.