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Reaffirming Your HIPAA Compliance Efforts
Author: Woloszyn, William
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2005
Two years after the HIPAA privacy compliance date, is it time for your organization to reassess your efforts and recommit to enforcing HIPAA?
Revisiting HIPAA’s Roots
The HIPAA privacy regulation was created in response to public healthcare concerns about the privacy of pa....
Ready, Set, Assess! An Action Plan for Conducting a HIPAA Privacy Risk Assessment
Author: Apple, Gordon J.; Brandt, Mary D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2001
Now that the privacy regulations are here to stay, it’s time to conduct a HIPAA privacy risk assessment. Here’s a step-by-step approach to planning and conducting an assessment for institutions of all sizes.
Given the complexity of the HIPAA privacy regulations and the signifi....
Quest for Patients' Trust Only Just Begun
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2002
Some saw the final rule on HIPAA privacy, published in August 2002, as a crowning achievement after years of efforts to secure patient privacy. Others took a more negative view, claiming that big business had finally ensured unhampered access to patient data. HIM professionals, however, should....
Putting It in Writing: Updating BA Agreements to Cover Breach Notification
Author: Hjort, Beth M.; Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2010
When ARRA extended sections of the HIPAA privacy and security rules to cover business associates (BAs), it created a seismic shift in their contractual relationships with covered entities (CEs). Further, the changes became effective simultaneous with other ARRA amendments that require CEs and....
Purposes of Access to Assist in Determining Needed Work Force Training
Author: AHIMA Staff
Source: AHIMA sample form
Publication Date: October 23, 2002
Protecting Confidentiality in Healthcare Education Programs
Author: Hjort, Beth M.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2003
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule (changes highlighted by AHIMA)
Author:
Source: Federal Register
Publication Date: March 27, 2002
(changes highlighted by red and blue strikethrough text) [Federal Register: December 28, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 250)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 82461-82510]
[DOCID:fr28de00-29]
BILLING CODE: 4150-04M
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary....
Promises in Healthcare: What You Need to Know About PHI
Author: Apple, Gordon J.; Rozen, Michael J.
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: January 02, 2003
We all make promises in life and live with the consequences when we are unable to keep them. Your organization’s privacy policy establishes an expectation with your patients or end-users about your information practices. It represents a public commitment. The majority of healthcare providers....
Privacy's Day in Court
Author: Gradle, Brian D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2002
While HIM professionals work to implement HIPAA, courts across the nation continue to hear cases that could affect this work. Namely, these are cases related to state privacy laws.
HIPAA's "preemption" framework provides that state laws that are not contrary to HIPAA or that p....
Privacy and Your Health Information
Author: U.S. Office for Civil Rights
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: August 17, 2004
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