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HHS Releases White Paper on Unique Health Identifier
Author: Frawley, Kathleen A.; Asmonga, Donald D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 1998
On July 6, 1998, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a white paper on unique health identifiers for individuals. Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), HHS Secretary Donna Shalala is required to adopt standards that suppor....
HHS Opens Up National Patient Access to Lab Test Reports
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2014
The healthcare patient engagement revolution rolls on in the US, with the latest victory for patient advocates coming via a change in patient access rights to lab test information. New legislation recently enacted makes it easier than ever before for all US patients to gain access to thei....
Health Privacy: Regulation Enhances Protection of Patient Records but Raises Practical Concerns
Author: U.S. General Accounting Office
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: February 08, 2001
Health IT Privacy and Security Toolkit
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
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule and Patient Access to Medical Records
Author: Tossell, Beth; Stewart, Emily; Goldman, Janlori; AARP Public Policy Institute
Source: External web site
Publication Date: February 15, 2006
Health Information Privacy
Author: U.S. Office for Civil Rights
Source: Government (U.S.) | External web site | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Publication Date: January 01, 2004
Health Information: First-Year Experiences under the Federal Privacy Rule
Author: U.S. Government Accountability Office
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: September 03, 2004
Health Information Confidentiality: a Moving Target
Author: Carol, Ruth
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2003
Handling Security Breaches Under HIPAA: a Legal Perspective
Author: Gradle, Brian D.
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: August 02, 2003
If you were to ask health information managers for a one-word response to HIPAA, the majority of the replies would likely be “privacy.”However, simply because the compliance date for the final security rule (which was published by the government in February and applies to electronic informati....
Handling Release of Information Over the Phone
Author: Hjort, Beth M.
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: November 02, 2003
Q: Hospitals must have sensitive yet confidential policies for handling concerned family and friends with questions about loved ones within their facilities. How can a covered entity (CE) be confident about appropriate telephone release of information when it’s so difficult to validate a call....
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