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ARRA FAQs
Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2009
On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama implemented sweeping healthcare legislation when he signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law. ARRA includes many privacy, security, work force, and health IT provisions that will have a major impact on the healthcare in....
ARRA You Ready?
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Source: AHIMA Advantage
Publication Date: September 2009
Letter to State Medicaid Directors, ARRA HIT # 1
Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: September 01, 2009
Model Breach Notification Letter: Content and Format
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: August 24, 2009
High-level guidance outlining the content requirements for breach notification letters is provided in section 13402, "Notification in the Case of Breach," of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and state-level data breach notification and reporting laws in 44 states, the District of Colu....
Path to Security Breach Notification Regulation
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: August 24, 2009
Forty-four states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands enacted data breach notification and reporting laws well before the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) set the first f....
Developing Breach Notification Policies and Procedures: An Overview of Mitigation and Response Planning
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: August 24, 2009
A successful breach notification plan encompasses more than just a method for promptly notifying the victims of a security breach event. To be effective the breach notification process must be part of a comprehensive information security plan. Three components are critical to a security breac....
Who Has Rights to a Deceased Patient’s Records?
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: August 2009
August 4, 2009 @ 8:02 pm
A son calls the HIM department and requests his deceased father’s medical records. Shortly afterward, the man’s wife requests the records, also. Then a man calls identifying himself as the executor of the estate. Who is authorized to access th....
Preparing to Implement HITECH: a State Guide for Electronic Health Information Exchange
Author: State Alliance for E-Health
Source: External web site
Publication Date: August 04, 2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: An Overview
Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: August 02, 2009
Part Three in a Series
On February 17 President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). This sweeping legislation has the capability to change the face of healthcare as we know it. ARRA legislation provides organizations and....
California’s Privacy Pileup
: New State Laws Meet Even Newer Federal Regulations
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2009
In California, teasing apart state and federal breach notification laws highlights the challenges organizations everywhere face in determining their responsibilities under ARRA’s new privacy regulations.
Within healthcare organizations, the temptation for some staff can be great: wh....
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