Author: Cacciatore, Victoria; Downing, Katherine

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2014

Criminal attacks on healthcare systems have risen 100 percent since 2010, according to a recent Ponemon study.1 This makes it obvious that the privacy and security of patient health information is vulnerable and highly susceptible to data breach. The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule became e....

Author: Hofler, Linda D.; Hardee, Joy; Dildy, Kenneth; Burleson, Deeanna; Grady, Jamie

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2005

The privacy and security rules require audits and system activity reviews. Here is one health system's process, a systematic approach that focuses on areas of greatest risk.
Ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of patient information is fundamental to HIM, but it has taken on a new le....

Author: Fodor, Joseph

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2004

As electronic health records (EHRs) become more commonplace in healthcare, changes, adjustments, and improvements will be inevitable. When designing, implementing, upgrading, or remediating an EHR system, your organization’s implementation team should consider the impact of complying wit....

Author: Mikels, Debbie

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

Abstract

This article reviews successful strategies in preparing for HIPAA Privacy compliance. There are ongoing challenges organizations will face after the compliance date, such as managing research issues, identifying all business associates, and managing the accounting of disclosures....

Author: Malek, Linda A.; Krex, Brian

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: November 02, 2002

The privacy regulations promulgated pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (the privacy regulations) will clearly have a tremendous impact on most healthcare entities. However, the effect of the privacy regulations on mental health providers with respect t....

Author: McLendon, Kelly

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: September 23, 2002

Author: U.S. Office for Civil Rights

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

Publication Date: October 07, 2009

Author: AHIMA

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2009

For those wondering what progress the Office for Civil Rights makes as it works through HIPAA privacy rule complaints, the numbers are easy to find. Each month OCR reports top-line results of the HIPAA cases it has received and resolved.

OCR has logged approximately 43,700 complaints....

Author: Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: January 02, 2001

Cost: how much money needs to be invested? By now, most of us have discussed the implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) final rules with our administrators, and naturally the question has been raised, “Just how much is this going to cost me?”Most lik....

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....