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Privacy After Death
Author: Hofman, Judi
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2013
Due to new HIPAA rules, HIM must strike an appropriate privacy balance when releasing decedent records
Breach Notification Triggers Receive Update
Author: Bowen, Rita K.
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: April 2013
The HIPAA Omnibus Rule, the new Final Rule modifying HIPAA, was published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2013. The amended rule went into effect on March 26 and full compliance is expected by September 23. For HIM professionals, the most far-reaching of the changes to HIPAA is that....
Reviewing the New HIPAA Rules
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: AHIMA regulation analysis | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2013
At 138 fine-print pages, the final rule detailing the HITECH Act’s modifications to HIPAA privacy and security requirements is not a quick or easy read. But it is an important read since the content of the Federal Register post drastically impacts HIM professionals and their business....
Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; Other Modifications to the HIPAA Rules
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: January 25, 2013
Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; Other Modifications to the HIPAA Rules; Final Rule
Author: U.S. Office for Civil Rights
Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | U.S. Office for Civil Rights
Publication Date: January 2013
Rule modifies HIPAA by implementing statutory amendments under HITECH to strengthen the privacy and security protection for individuals’ health information; modifies the Breach Notification Rule under the HITECH Act, modifes the HIPAA Privacy Rule to strengthen the privacy protections for genetic information and makes certain other modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules (the HIPAA Rules) to improve their workability and effectiveness and to increase flexibility for and decrease burden on regulated entities.
Analysis of Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules under HITECH and GINA; Other Modifications to the HIPAA Rules
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA regulation analysis
Publication Date: January 25, 2013
Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of Protected Health Information in Accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule
Author: U.S. Office for Civil Rights
Source: Government (U.S.) | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Publication Date: September 04, 2012
HIPAA Compliance for Clinician Texting
Author: Greene, Adam H
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2012
The HIPAA privacy and security rules need not act as an obstacle to efficient communications, but keeping texting compliant requires planning and diligence.
Text (or SMS) messaging has become nearly ubiquitous on mobile devices. According to one survey, approximately 72 perce....
The New Privacy Officer
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2012
It has been a decade since the first privacy officers took their jobs in response to the HIPAA privacy rule. A slew of changes since then have added more responsibility, required more skills, and demanded more time of them than anyone could have imagined.
When Nancy Davis, R....
The Privacy Mindset: Setting Better Boundaries with Third-Party Record Reviewers
Author: Derlink, Amy L; Schembari, Elaine
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2012
Responding to an audit can be hectic and stressful, but HIM professionals must remember to hold external record reviewers accountable to good privacy and security practices.
When you visit the hair salon, take an exercise class, or sit across from a financial planner, you expect them....
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