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National Outlook on Privacy--Confidentiality Panel
Author: Tang, Paul C.
Source: HIPAA Conference 2000
Publication Date: March 14, 2000
2000 HIPAA Conference Presentation
National Outlook on PrviacyConfidentiality Panel
The HIPAAcratic Oath: Do No Harm to Patient Data
Presented by Paul C. Tang, MD, Palo Alto Medical Clinic and Epic Research Institute Outline
Confidentiality Principles Highlights of HIPAA P....
National Outlook on Privacy—Confidentiality Panel
Author: Tang, Paul C.
Source: HIPAA Conference 2000
Publication Date: March 14, 2000
2000 HIPAA Conference Presentation
National Outlook on PrviacyConfidentiality Panel
The HIPAAcratic Oath: Do No Harm to Patient Data
Presented by Paul C. Tang, MD, Palo Alto Medical Clinic and Epic Research Institute Outline
Confidentiality Principles Highlights of HIPAA P....
National Health Information Privacy and Security Week: Understanding the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA presentation | AHIMA recognition week resources
Publication Date: April 12, 2004
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.
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
Mind Your Business Associate Access: Six Steps
Author: Sullivan, Tori E.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2002
It's April 10, 2003, and a privacy officer is reviewing her policies for the imminent privacy regulations, title II of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. The compliance deadline is April 13, 2003, and she is already feeling stressed about meeting the date.....
Medical Privacy Regulation: Questions Remain about Implementing the New Consent Requirement
Author: U.S. General Accounting Office
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: April 06, 2001
Marketing Privacy: HIPAA's New Sales Pitch
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 10, 2001
Background
Direct marketing is the direct contact between a seller and a consumer. This type of targeted marketing has gained wide popularity as a marketing strategy in the late 20th century because it can be addressed directly. With increasing amounts of specific information avai....
Managing Patient Control over Healthcare: What You Need to Know
Author: Ballam, Holly
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: September 02, 2001
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 is changing the face of patient access to their health information as we know it. Although each state has enacted various laws protecting the rights of patients to access, amend, or request his or her information, these l....
Managing Individual Rights Requirements under HIPAA Privacy (HIPAA on the Job)
Author: Amatayakul, Margret
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2001
If your physicians’ attitude toward patients requesting to amend their medical record is "I’d tell them to take a hike and then call my attorney," your environment is not unique. These words, in fact, are the verbatim response of a physician upon hearing the HIPAA privacy r....
Managing HIPAA as Gatekeeper
Author: Amatayakul, Margret
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2004
An unfortunate result of the HIPAA privacy rule is the emerging use of HIPAA as a gatekeeper, restricting the appropriate fl ow of protected health information (PHI). HIPAA is being cited as a reason not to disclose information without patient permission when needed for treatment, payment, or....
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....
Managing Exceptions to HIPAA's Patient Access Rule
Author: Hughes, Gwen
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2001
The HIPAA final privacy rule requires that covered entities allow individuals to access the medical and billing records maintained about them. However, the rule describes 10 exceptions. Accordingly, healthcare providers must establish a way to identify the medical and billing records....
Managing a Patient’s Right to Request Restrictions of Disclosures to Health Plans
Author: AHIMA Work Group
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2014
Covered entities should already have in place the mechanisms for limiting PHI under minimum necessary policies and procedures. This Practice Brief provides guidance to assist organizations in complying with the 2013 HITECH-HIPAA Omnibus Rule’s new disclosure restriction requirements.
Making HIPAA Work for You: Discussing Record Access (and More) for Consumers
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: August 01, 2016
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken many steps to try and clear up consumer confusion regarding the more consumer-centric aspects of HIPAA’s Privacy Rule and Security Rule. The most recent efforts include the Office of the National Coordinator’s Patien....
Making Amendments to Health Records (2017 Update)
Author: Burton, Ben; Downing, Katherine
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2017
Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief update supplants part of the 2013 Practice Brief “Patient Access and Amendment to Health Records.”
Before April 2003, a patient’s legal right to amend his or her health records was limited to those patients treated at hea....
Making Amendments Meaningful
Author: Amatayakul, Margret
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
Now that we’re well entrenched in compliance with the privacy rule and headed toward the electronic health record (EHR), the personal health record (PHR), and regional health information organizations (RHIOs), amendments may seem like a mundane topic. But, as this article explains, it is....
Make Your Telecommuting Program HIPAA Compliant (HIPAA on the Job)
Author: Amatayakul, Margret
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2002
An increasing number of healthcare workforce members are telecommuting. As transcriptionists, coders, customer service representatives, and others are working from home, many providers are weighing the benefits against potential privacy and security risks.
Who Is Working from Home....
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....
Leaving a Mark: What HIPAA Means for Marketing Provisions
Author: Lieteau, Triste
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: September 02, 2002
Since the publication of the final modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule in the Federal Register on August 14, 2002, many healthcare providers have been working diligently to understand the proposed revisions and their impact on HIPAA compliance efforts already underway.While some of the mo....
Leading the HIPAA Privacy Risk Assessment
Author: Callahan-Dennis, Jill
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 10, 2001
Introduction and Background
As part of their preparations for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), healthcare organizations need to compare their current information-handling and information-disclosure practices to the requirement....
Laws and Regulations Governing the Disclosure of Health Information (2001)
Author: Hughes, Gwen
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2001
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Law Enforcement Request For Records
Author: Brandt, Mary D.
Source: AHIMA sample form
Publication Date: June 14, 2005
Law Changes Patient Access to Clinical Lab Reports
Author: McLendon, Kelly
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2014
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) continues to look for avenues to allow greater patient access to their own health information so that they may be more active in their healthcare management. HHS recently created final rules that remove the Clinical Laboratory Improveme....
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....
Journey of 1,000 Miles: Are Providers Really Ready for HIPAA's Privacy Requirements
Author: Hagland, Mark
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2001
Healthcare leaders say there’s no time to waste on serious compliance work, and HIM professionals will be at the heart of the action in this area.
Eunice Little isn’t nervous about HIPAA. After all, she and her colleagues at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles are in the small m....
Journal Q&A (9/03)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: September 02, 2003
Q: Under HIPAA, how should covered entities respond to requests from public health officials who state that they need protected health information (PHI) to carry out their duties?
A: The privacy rule recognizes that PHI may be needed to respond to threats to public health, including the....
Journal Q&A (9/01)
Author: AHIMA Staff
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: September 02, 2001
Q: Because HIPAA gives patients the right to copy their medical records, does my facility have to supply a copy machine for this purpose or allow patients to take their records to a copy center?
A: According to section 164.520 of the HIPAA final privacy rule, an individual has "the ri....
Journal Q&A (9/01)
Author: AHIMA Staff
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: September 02, 2001
Q: My facility's records contain a variety of psychiatric documentation including therapists' notes from their treatment sessions with patients. How can I determine what requires special protection under HIPAA? Do I need to separate some of the documentation from the medical record? Currently all p....
Journal Q&A (7/02)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: July 02, 2002
Q: I have requested the immunization records from a patients former healthcare provider with the patients written permission. The former healthcare provider refuses to send the immunization records because the patient has a balance on the account. Is this legal?
A:....
Journal Q&A (7/02)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: July 02, 2002
Q: I work in a clinic setting. An attorney has requested copies of a patients entire record. The record includes reports dictated by one of the clinic physicians at a local hospital during the patients hospitalization. The attorney has the patients permission. Are we allowed....
Journal Q&A (6/03)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: June 02, 2003
Q: Under the privacy rule, how should a physicians office handle a request from parents for a written statement recommending limitation of their childs activities at school?
A: Most covered entities have policies requiring written requests or authorizations for disclosure of....
Journal Q&A (6/03)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: June 02, 2003
Q: What are a covered entitys legal responsibilities when a former employee breaches confidentiality of information gained during his or her employment period?
A: Individual state laws would affect the outcome of litigation if charges were pressed through civil action. If the organ....
Journal Q&A (6/02)
Author: AHIMA Staff
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: June 02, 2002
Q: Our facility is developing our notice of privacy practices under HIPAA. We need to decide how we will communicate with individuals when we make changes to our notice. What are the acceptable methods for communicating with our patient population? Do we have to send a paper copy to everyone whose....
Journal Q&A (5/03)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: May 02, 2003
Q: What is an organized health care arrangement (OHCA) and what are its advantages?
A: The privacy rule defines an OHCA as:
a clinically integrated care setting in which individuals typically receive healthcare from more than one healthcare provider
an org....
Journal Q&A (5/02)
Author: AHIMA Staff
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: May 02, 2002
Q: In light of HIPAA restrictions on protected health information, Im concerned about our HIM departments practice of accepting HIM students for professional practice experience. What should be considered in deciding whether to continue this practice?
A: HIPAAs pr....
Journal Q&A (5/01)
Author: AHIMA Staff
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: May 02, 2001
Q: Does the new HIPAA privacy rule require hospitals to obtain patient consent prior to sending copies of dictated reports and test results to the patient's physician?
A: Unless the HIPAA privacy rule published on December 28, 2000 (45 CFR Parts 160 through 164) is modified by the Bush ad....
Journal Q&A (4/03)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: April 02, 2003
Q: Is it legal for our facility to provide an individual with an abbreviated version of the notice of privacy practices with the full version available only upon request?
A: If an abbreviated version of the notice is given to an individual, it must contain all the required elements from....
Journal Q&A (4/03)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: April 02, 2003
Q: Does reporting cancer surveillance to the state have to be tracked under the accounting of disclosure requirement in the HIPAA privacy rule?
A: Reporting cancer surveillance to a state agency does require tracking under HIPAA. State laws should be checked to determine if the other typ....
Journal Q&A (4/02)
Author: AHIMA Staff
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: April 02, 2002
Q: I have been asked to identify all of my organizations business associates so we can update their contracts prior to the April 2003 HIPAA privacy rule compliance date. Unfortunately, existing contracts are not maintained in one place. How should I tackle this project?
A: At....
Journal Q&A (3/02)
Author: AHIMA Staff
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: March 02, 2002
Q: We have a transcriptionist who picks up tapes, transcribes them off-site, and returns them each day. Is this practice legal under HIPAA?
A: The HIPAA privacy rule does not prohibit the use of tapes for dictation, nor the use of an outside transcription vendor. The privacy rule do....
Journal Q&A (3/02)
Author: AHIMA Staff
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: March 02, 2002
Q: Does the individual to whom a patient has granted durable power of attorney for financial matters have the right to access and authorize use or disclosure of the patients protected health information (PHI) under HIPAA?
A: An individual granted durable power of attorney for....
Journal Q&A (11/04)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: November 02, 2004
Q: As a covered entity, do I need to have satisfactory assurance (as required by HIPAA) that an individual has been notified when I am served with a search warrant for a patient's protected health information (PHI)?
A: No. A search warrant is issued by a judge and is considered the same a....
Journal Q&A (1/03)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: January 02, 2003
Q: When is it legal to disclose protected health information (PHI) to clergy?
A: If the individual is informed in advance of the possible disclosure and has the opportunity to object, the HIPAA privacy rule allows a covered entity to disclose directory information to clergy. Directo....
Journal Q&A (1/03)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: January 02, 2003
Q: Is faxing patient information legal under HIPAA?
A: If the covered entity is permitted to release the information (for treatment purposes or by authorization, for example), then using a fax machine is allowed. The privacy rule requires the entity to provide appropriate administrative, techn....
Journal Q&A (1/03)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: January 02, 2003
Q: Does HIPAA allow clinicians in our home health facility to pull their own records?
A: Your facility must make a reasonable effort to limit the access of your clinicians to the PHI they need to perform their duties. You will have to determine what policies are reasonable. As employees, the c....
Joint Guidance on the Application of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) And the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) To Student Health Records
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; U.S. Department of Education
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: November 27, 2008
Job Shadowing and the HIPAA Privacy Rule
Author: AHIMA Privacy and Security Practice Council
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2006
Job shadowing is a popular method of providing a work-based learning experience. It allows an individual to follow or “shadow” a healthcare professional during a typical workday. The participant can observe the healthcare professional’s job duties, ask questions, and eval....
It's Time to Finalize Your Privacy Policies
Author: Dougherty, Michelle
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2002
You've attended seminars, read articles, outlined systems, and developed forms for implementing the privacy rule, but there is still one step left--actually writing the policies and procedures. For many practitioners, policies and procedures are important but are often put off, then forgotten.....
Is Your NPP Your Best Defense?
Author: Lee, Michael R.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2003
In the event of a privacy-related legal challenge, the content of your organizations notice of privacy practices (NPP) will be a focal point for both plaintiff and defense arguments with respect to the protected health information (PHI) disclosure activities of your organization. Is your....
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