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Keeping It Private: Staying Compliant with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
Author: Tomes, Jonathan P.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2012
HHS's renewed interest in auditing for compliance is a good reminder to covered entities to ensure their privacy and security programs are up to date.
The Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) announcement of a new program to audit compliance with the HIPAA priva....
Automation for Privacy and Security Compliance
Author: McLendon, Kelly
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2012
There has been a lack of enforcement of the privacy and security rules ever since HIPAA's inception. As such the adoption of comprehensive HIPAA compliance programs has lagged behind EHR development and implementation.
This in turn has caused little funding to be budgeted by provide....
HHS Steps up HIPAA Audits: Now Is the Time to Review Security Policies and Procedures
Author: Greene, Adam H
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2011
Now Is the Time to Review Security Policies and Procedures
In June 2011 the Department of Health and Human Services awarded KPMG a $9.2-million contract to create an audit protocol and audit organizational compliance with the HIPAA privacy and security requirements.1 The co....
Access Report: OCR Tries Subtraction through Addition in Accounting of Disclosure Rule
Author: Heubusch, Kevin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2011
The Office for Civil Rights proposed rule on the HITECH modifications to the HIPAA accounting of disclosure provision contains an interesting attempt to balance the mandates of the statute with the realities of today's accountings.
OCR was faced with the difficult task of expanding a....
Low-Tech Threats in a High-Tech World
Author: Rollins, Genna
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: April 2011
Despite the rise of health IT, healthcare providers still face daily privacy and security risks of the mundane variety—paper records are misplaced, improperly disclosed, or released without confidential information redacted. No matter the opportunities and risks that technology bring....
Accessing Deceased Patient Records—FAQ
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: March 2011
Note: this article has been updated to reflect changes implemented through the HITECH Act.
HIPAA Violation? Sue Me
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2011
This is a true story that occurred recently in Indiana. Failing to collect payment for treatment, a medical group sent a patient to collections. In providing the unpaid bills to the collections attorney, practice staff failed to redact sensitive information. When the attorney filed the bills wi....
Managing External Reviewer Requests in the EHR: Considerations, Requirements, and Associated Expenses
Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2011
Managing third-party requests for health information is a routine function for every HIM department. HIM professionals regularly receive record requests from third parties for a variety of reasons, such as revenue integrity audits or admission validation reviews.
Historically, fulfi....
Security Audits of Electronic Health Information (2011 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: March 2011
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Notice of Privacy Practices (2011 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: February 2011
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
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