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Due Diligence in Moderation: Disclosing PHI (HIPAA on the Job)
Author: Amatayakul, Margret
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2003
Direct caregivers have long been concerned about balancing patient protections with customer relations: Who do you talk to and how much do you tell? This was an issue long before HIPAA, and has only become more complex with HIPAA. And while HIPAA provides guidance, there are still....
Are Ethics Guiding Your Workplace?
Author: Yokubaitis, Pamela R.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2003
Sanctions under the HIPAA regulations mean serious financial consequences for healthcare professionals who release protected health information to others without following proper disclosure protocols. But HIM professionals should not be motivated by fear of financial consequences alone. Ou....
Protecting Confidentiality in Healthcare Education Programs
Author: Hjort, Beth M.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2003
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Establishing Security Safeguards to Meet the Privacy Rule: What You Need to Know
Author: Gallagher, Lisa; Yale, Ken
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: August 02, 2003
The HIPAA privacy rule requires that a covered entity (CE) institute appropriate administrative, technical, and physical measures to reasonably safeguard the privacy of protected health information (PHI). In order to keep information “private,” it must be kept safe or secure. Therefore, logic....
Handling Security Breaches Under HIPAA: a Legal Perspective
Author: Gradle, Brian D.
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: August 02, 2003
If you were to ask health information managers for a one-word response to HIPAA, the majority of the replies would likely be “privacy.”However, simply because the compliance date for the final security rule (which was published by the government in February and applies to electronic informati....
New Tool Streamlines HIPAA Assessment Process
Author: Cohen, Kathleen
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: August 02, 2003
How are you making sure that your organization is complying with the HIPAA privacy regulations? Many hospitals are doing HIPAA rounds with privacy officers, going from unit to unit to assess and document HIPAA compliance. But trying to make sense of the data collected during HIPAA rounds can....
AHIMA Solicitation for Information on the Hospital CAHPS
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: July 25, 2003
Elizabeth Goldstein
Director Division of Beneficiary Analysis
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Mail Stop: S1-13-05
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850
Re: Solicitation for Information on....
Preparing for Suspension of Disclosure Accounting
Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2003
Are the rules for the suspension of disclosure accounting keeping your organization in suspense?
Section 164.528 of the privacy rule outlines the requirements for accounting of disclosures for individuals. Section 164.528 (a)(2)(i) calls for suspension of disclosure accounting....
Web-based Applications Offer Data Processing Solutions
Author: Salem, Didier
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: July 02, 2003
While adherence to most of the HIPAA privacy rule clauses requires establishment of policies, procedures, and training of appropriate personnel, some of the clauses require establishing permanent record-keeping processes. Accounting of disclosures, minimum necessary, complaints, sanctions, an....
Preparing Information for Specialty Board Examinations
Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann
Source: In Confidence (newsletter) | AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: July 02, 2003
Question: Occasionally HIM departments are asked to prepare a list of cases for physicians or surgeons preparing to take their specialty board exams. The physicians are required to submit such a list to the professional board (such as OB/GYN, general surgery, plastic surgery, etc.) conducting....
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