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....

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....

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.

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....

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....

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....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: July 25, 2003

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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....

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....

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....