Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: November 2003

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: November 2003

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Ruano, Michael

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: November 02, 2003

Part nine in a 10-part series.
This article is the ninth of a 10-part series that introduces the domains of information security and relates them to federal HIPAA regulations. The information security domain of law, investigation, and ethics covers these topics in depth and provides a p....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2003

Many healthcare organizations met the compliance date of April 14, 2003, for HIPAA privacy by addressing the most visible features—implementing a notice of privacy practices, assigning an information privacy official (IPO), and conducting training sessions.


But a review of....

Author: Reams, Cary

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: November 02, 2003

E-mail has become both an important business tool and a slippery slope when it comes to HIPAA compliance. Though HIPAA requires “reasonable and appropriate safeguards” whenever e-mailing protected health information (PHI), a recent study conducted by Zix Corporation shows that healthcare orga....

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: November 02, 2003

Q: Hospitals must have sensitive yet confidential policies for handling concerned family and friends with questions about loved ones within their facilities. How can a covered entity (CE) be confident about appropriate telephone release of information when it’s so difficult to validate a call....

Author: Miller, Judith A.

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: November 02, 2003

Advocate Health Care is a large, fully integrated not-for-profit healthcare delivery system in metropolitan Chicago. Many months prior to the April 14, 2003, deadline, Advocate began preparing for the HIPAA privacy compliance deadline.When April 14 arrived, Advocate’s associates and physician....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2003

Shadow charts, independent databases, or “orphan systems,” as they are sometimes called, are among the most controversial and difficult to manage forms of protected health information (PHI) that exist. Yet some providers are having success using HIPAA’s privacy and security stan....

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: AHIMA Q and A | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2003

Q: Does the privacy rule allow us to release patient information over the telephone without authorization? How do I decide when I should ask for verification of a treatment relationship with the patient?

A: In the past, HIM professionals have carefully guarded the releasing of patient i....

Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team

Source: AHIMA Q and A

Publication Date: September 02, 2003

Q: Under HIPAA, how should covered entities respond to requests from public health officials who state that they need protected health information (PHI) to carry out their duties?

A: The privacy rule recognizes that PHI may be needed to respond to threats to public health, including the....