Author's Profile

Kate Borten, CISSP, CISM, provides her clients with expertise in security, privacy, and health IT from over 20 years inside the healthcare industry. In the 1990s she led the enterprise-wide security program at Massachusetts General Hospital, and as Chief Information Security Officer, she established the first information security program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and CareGroup in Boston. Borten is a nationally recognized expert on HIPAA and health information privacy and security; a frequent speaker on these topics; and author of numerous books and products published by HCPro, including HIPAA Security Made Simple.