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Authorization Requirements for the Disclosure of Protected Health Information - Retired
Author: Dunn, Rose T; Rose, Angela Dinh; Wieland, LaVonne R.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2013
Editor’s note: The following article supplants information contained in the October 2002 “Required Content for Authorizations to Disclose” Practice Brief.
The HIPAA privacy rule became effective April 14, 2003, and established standards for information disclosure....
At Your Service: Points to Consider When Using Medical Transcription Services
Author: Malone, Molly
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: December 02, 2003
The electronic transmission of healthcare information and outsourcing transcription is becoming commonplace. While many had previously taken the stance that “everybody’s doing it,” HIPAA has added a new dimension to the working lives of health information managers and medical transcription se....
Are You Ready for a HIPAA Audit?
Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2017
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the new “External HIPAA Audit Readiness Toolkit” developed by AHIMA. The full toolkit is free for AHIMA members.
THE HITECH OMNIBUS Rule mandated that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) condu....
Are Ethics Guiding Your Workplace?
Author: Yokubaitis, Pamela R.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2003
Sanctions under the HIPAA regulations mean serious financial consequences for healthcare professionals who release protected health information to others without following proper disclosure protocols. But HIM professionals should not be motivated by fear of financial consequences alone. Ou....
Answering the Call: Meeting Medical Privacy Training Requirements
Author: Hubbartt, William S.
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: March 02, 2003
Over the past two years, health information managers have been involved in planning and implementing workplace changes in anticipation of the medical privacy requirements of HIPAA. One of those compliance requirements is to provide employee training.
Organizations subject to HIPAA must....
Another Layer of Regulations: Research Under HIPAA (HIPAA on the Job series)
Author: Amatayakul, Margret
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2003
HIPAA presents special challenges to providers who perform research. According to the Institute of Medicine, approximately 80,000 biomedical research studies using about 23 million volunteers are conducted per year. Most have some federal funding either through National Institutes of Health or....
Analysis of Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules under HITECH and GINA; Other Modifications to the HIPAA Rules
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA regulation analysis
Publication Date: January 25, 2013
AHIMA State Privacy Law Resource tool
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: May 21, 2003
Welcome to the AHIMA State Privacy Law Resource tool. This tool provides AHIMA members with web links to sites with specific information regarding the final HIPAA privacy rules and their interaction with state laws and regulations. On many of these sites, you will find access to HIPAA preemptio....
AHIMA Solicitation for Information on the Hospital CAHPS
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: July 25, 2003
Elizabeth Goldstein
Director Division of Beneficiary Analysis
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Mail Stop: S1-13-05
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850
Re: Solicitation for Information on....
AHIMA's Letter to HHS Secretary Commenting on HIPAA Privacy Final Rule
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: March 30, 2001
March 30, 2001
Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: Privacy I, Room 801
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, Southwest
Washington, DC 20201
R....
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