Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; U.S. Office for Civil Rights

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: December 16, 2008

Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; U.S. Office for Civil Rights

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: December 16, 2008

Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; U.S. Office for Civil Rights

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: December 16, 2008

Author: U.S. Office for Civil Rights

Source: Government (U.S.) | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Publication Date: June 27, 2006

Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; U.S. Office for Civil Rights

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: December 16, 2008

Author: Smith, Cheryl M.

Source: In Confidence (newsletter) | AHIMA Q and A

Publication Date: November 02, 2001

Question: What does the HIPAA privacy rule mean when it refers to a state law that is “contrary” or “more stringent”?
Answer: The HIPAA privacy rule defines a state law as being contrary to the privacy rule when, in comparing a state law to a standard, requirement, or implementation spe....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2003

Shadow charts, independent databases, or “orphan systems,” as they are sometimes called, are among the most controversial and difficult to manage forms of protected health information (PHI) that exist. Yet some providers are having success using HIPAA’s privacy and security stan....

Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2004

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: November 2010

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: Behavioral Health

Publication Date: July 02, 2001

The new HIPAA privacy final rule mandate that affords a higher level of privacy restriction to psychotherapy notes is creating a fair amount of confusion for healthcare providers. Restricted access to mental health records should not be something new to health information management profession....