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No Harm Done? Assessing Risk of Harm under the Federal Breach Notification Rule
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
Provisions within the HITECH Act require that covered entities notify individuals if their protected health information is breached. However, the current regulation allows an exemption if the risk of harm is slight. Assessing risk can be subjective, and privacy officers have been working to cr....
A First Peek at the Privacy Regulations
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
The office for Civil Rights got a late start on the HITECH privacy regulations (due last February), and it's clear from the draft rule it released in July that the office still has almost as many questions as answers on how to enact the HITECH provisions. However, the release does offer a good....
Smart Training on Privacy and Security
Author: Bacik, Sandy
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2010
ARRA's modifications to the HIPAA privacy and security rules are setting off a new round of training in facilities large and small. Trainers must fit the new training into existing schedules that already include organizational policies and procedures, HIPAA, and other regulations such as the R....
Preemption of the HIPAA Privacy Rule (2010 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: June 2010
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Putting It in Writing: Updating BA Agreements to Cover Breach Notification
Author: Hjort, Beth M.; Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2010
When ARRA extended sections of the HIPAA privacy and security rules to cover business associates (BAs), it created a seismic shift in their contractual relationships with covered entities (CEs). Further, the changes became effective simultaneous with other ARRA amendments that require CEs and....
Smart Training on Privacy and Security (expanded version)
Author: Bacik, Sandy
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2010
There is plenty of privacy and security training to be done, and many trainers struggle to get resources from their organizations and attention from their audiences. Sandy Bacik, CISSP, ISSMP, CISM, CGEIT, is a principal consultant at EnerNex and a former chief security officer. Here she o....
Access, Use, and Disclosure: HITECH’s Impact on the HIPAA Touchstones
Author: Miaoulis, William M
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2010
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act significantly changes how organizations will address the access, use, and disclosure of protected health information (PHI). It also establishes a national breach notification requirement when information is accesse....
Empowered Patient: Preparing for a New Patient Interaction
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2010
The movement to give patients better access to and control of their health information is giving HIM a new customer: the patient. That requires a shift in both operations and culture.
HIM, MEET THE new patient.
While a simple release of information on paper might have once....
Few Requests for Today’s Accountings
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2010
HIPAA’s Accounting of Disclosure Provisions Led to Few Patient Requests; Now ARRA Is Upping the Ante
Provisions within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act extend HIPAA’s accounting of disclosure regulations for providers who maintain electronic health records. The provisions a....
HIPAA, Too: Many ARRA Privacy Provisions Amend HIPAA, Not Create New Regulation
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.; Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2010
This month the Journal introduces a new “Working Smart” column titled “ARRA on the Job,” offering HIM professionals practical guidance on interpreting, planning for, and implementing provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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