Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2001

One of the mysteries of the administrative simplification section of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is determining who is covered or comes under the requirements of the act. This article will examine HIPAA to unravel some of the mystery of &quo....

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....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2002

Under the terms of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, February 2002 would mark the second anniversary of administrative simplification for all but the smallest of health plans, and one year of rules related to claims attachments. Instead, Congress just approve....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2002

In late March, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released proposed changes related to the HIPAA privacy standards. By the time you read this column, the 30-day comment period for these regulations will have already passed, although debate on these changes will still be in full....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: September 16, 2010

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2010

Last year saw movement on major HIM issues, starting in January with the publication of the ICD-10-CM/PCS final rule. This was quickly followed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which has dominated healthcare discussions all year, matched only by the healthcare reform d....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2005

HIPAA has taught us that standardization is hard. When the act was signed into law in 1996, the optimists among us believed that within four years the healthcare industry would be using a variety of uniform national administrative transactions, most associated with what we now call the revenue....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: January 26, 2004

January 26, 2004

Simon Cohn, MD, MPH, FACP
Chairman, NCVHS Subcommittee on Standards and Security, and
National Director for Health Information Policy
Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program
One Kaiser Plaza
Oakland, California 94612
Re: HIPAA Att....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2013

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has published the long-awaited final omnibus rules covering many HITECH Act requirements in the January 25, 2013 Federal Register (78FR5566). The rule is officially titled “Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notific....

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....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2002

AHIMA recently attended a meeting of healthcare providers, payers, and staff representatives of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Organized by the Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions, the meet....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2001

HIPAA's fifth anniversary was marked by meetings of two key subcommittees of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS): the standards (transactions) and security subcommittee and the privacy and confidentiality subcommittee. At the security subcommittee, experts fr....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: January 06, 2003

January 6, 2003

Donald H. Rumsfeld
Secretary
Department of Defense
1000 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-1000

Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services
Room 615-F, Hubert H Humphrey Building
200 Independ....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2001

Amid much fanfare that included a ceremony with AHIMA representatives as invited guests, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the HIPAA standards for privacy of individually identifiable health information on December 20, 2000. The rule was published in the Feder....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: January 20, 2006

January 20, 2006
Honorable Michael O. Leavitt
Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services
CMS-0050-P
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
Room 445-G
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Re: HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Standards for E....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: April 25, 2002

AMERICAN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

233 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2150

Chicago, Illinois 60601-1090


April 25, 2002


Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services
c/o Office for Civil Rights

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2011

The theme of this month's Journal is very timely on two accounts. First, the process for implementing ICD-10-CM/PCS is heating up as the industry is now six months from what many consider the first national milestone: the January 2012 compliance deadline for the HIPAA 5010 transaction upgrade.....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA regulation analysis

Publication Date: February 02, 2009

Author: Rode, Dan; Prophet-Bowman, Sue

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: October 03, 2002

October 3, 2002

 
Thomas A. Scully
Administrator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: CMS-1206-P
PO Box 8018
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-8018
 

Re: File Code CMS-1206-P<....

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....

Author: Rollins, Gina

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2003

What will it take to get the much-needed national health information infrastructure (NHII) up and running? Plenty of support from HIM professionals is vital, plus renewed attention to standards and information technology. Learn how each of these factors contribute to making the NHII a reality.....

Author: Rosenbaum, Arnold S.; Nelson, Gina A.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson released the Final Regulations for Security Standards in final form in February 2003. The security standards were developed to help safeguard confidential health information, which is being processed increasingly by computers.

The mandates require covered ent....

Author: Roth, Julie A.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2004

When the HIPAA privacy rule went into effect, HIM professionals began juggling HIPAA standards along with all the other federal and state laws impacting health information privacy. While this juggling act is always difficult, the mix of HIPAA and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act....

Author: Rozen, Michael J.

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: December 02, 2002

Consumers and patients are becoming increasingly and justifiably worried about the confidentiality of their personal information. Cases of prominent disclosures recently highlighted by the media have heightened the fear of abuse and discrimination from inappropriate disclosure of protected he....

Author: Ruano, Michael

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: March 02, 2003

Part one in a 10-part series.


This article is the first of a 10-part series that introduces the domains of information security and relates them to federal HIPAA regulations. This first domain of security management practices is the most general and introduces some topics t....

Author: Ruano, Michael

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: November 02, 2003

Part nine in a 10-part series.
This article is the ninth of a 10-part series that introduces the domains of information security and relates them to federal HIPAA regulations. The information security domain of law, investigation, and ethics covers these topics in depth and provides a p....

Author: Ruano, Michael

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: December 02, 2003

This article is the final installment of a 10-part series that introduced the domains of information security and related them to federal HIPAA regulations. The information security domain of physical security covers threats against and the controls required to protect facilities, equipment,....

Author: Ruano, Michael

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: June 02, 2003

Part four in a 10-part series.
This article is the fourth of a 10-part series that introduces the domains of information security and relates them to federal HIPAA regulations. The information security domain of cryptography is probably the most complex and mathematical of all the domai....

Author: Ruano, Michael

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: August 02, 2003

Part six in a 10-part series.
This article is the sixth of a 10-part series that introduces the domains of information security and relates them to federal HIPAA regulations. The information security domain of operations security includes the topics of controls, protections, monitoring,....

Author: Ruano, Michael

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: July 02, 2003

Part five in a 10-part series.
This article is the fifth of a 10-part series that introduces the domains of information security and relates them to federal HIPAA regulations. The information security domain of security architecture and models speaks to computer architectures, security....

Author: Ruano, Michael

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: May 02, 2003

Part three in a 10-part series.
This article is the third of a 10-part series that introduces the domains of information security and relates them to federal HIPAA regulations. The third information security domain of telecommunications and network security is the largest and most compl....

Author: Ruano, Michael

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2003

Is your organization up to the challenge of creating a unified information security program?


A unified information security program has been all but mandated for healthcare organizations by the federal government. HIPAA requires that electronic, paper, and oral patient identif....

Author: Ruano, Michael

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: September 02, 2003

Part seven in a 10-part series.
This article is the seventh of a 10-part series that introduces the domains of information security and relates them to federal HIPAA regulations. The information security domain of applications and systems development includes topics that cover the craft....

Author: Saharia, Devendra

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2016

Disruptive technology can turn any industry on its head—virtually overnight. Just five years ago, summoning a taxi was an inefficient, time-consuming effort that often involved dialing up a dispatcher, who contacted a driver, who would then make their way to your location, perhaps in an h....

Author: Salem, Didier

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: July 02, 2003

While adherence to most of the HIPAA privacy rule clauses requires establishment of policies, procedures, and training of appropriate personnel, some of the clauses require establishing permanent record-keeping processes. Accounting of disclosures, minimum necessary, complaints, sanctions, an....

Author: Schmidt, Peg; Downing, Kathy

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: August 2013

Editor's note: This update supplants the 2002 practice brief  "Release of Information for Marketing or Fund-raising Purposes."


Since its original compliance date in 2003, the HIPAA privacy rule required covered entities (CEs) to adhere to certain standards relative to the use....

Author: Scholl, Matthew; Stine, Kevin; Hash, Joan; Bowen, Pauline; Johnson, Arnold; Smith, Carla; Steinberg, Daniel

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: October 24, 2008

Author: Scichilone, Rita A

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: July 2002

The future of coding systems in healthcare transactions is brighter than many might think. Because of the rapid changes in healthcare services, technology, and the industry as a whole, there are more coding systems emerging that may affect the work of clinical coding professionals in the futur....

Author: Smith, Cheryl M.

Source: In Confidence (newsletter) | AHIMA Q and A

Publication Date: November 02, 2001

Question: What does the HIPAA privacy rule mean when it refers to a state law that is “contrary” or “more stringent”?
Answer: The HIPAA privacy rule defines a state law as being contrary to the privacy rule when, in comparing a state law to a standard, requirement, or implementation spe....

Author: Smith, Cheryl M.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2001

Q: Where can I find information on the interpretation of Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization standards?

Q: How does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) define health information in the final rule for healthcare elec....

Author: Solove, Daniel J

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2013

Ten years ago after countless years of germination and many twists and turns, the HIPAA Privacy Rule finally became effective. It would soon be followed by the HIPAA Security Rule-which was published in 2003 and became effective in 2005-and eventually by the HIPAA Enforcement Rule and the....

Author: Solove, Daniel J

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2013

How HIPAA has performed overall as a privacy law is open to interpretation, but most agree it has had a wide-reaching impact on the healthcare industry. In comparison to the dozens of federal privacy laws for various industries, HIPAA is one of the most comprehensive and detailed. 

Author: Stevens, Gina Marie; U.S. Congressional Research Service

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: January 23, 2007

Author: Suarez, Walter G.; Hohner, Vicki; Public Health Data Standards Consortium

Source: External web site

Publication Date: July 26, 2007

PRISM is an electronic tool to provide state and local government health programs, and public health departments in particular, with a convenient way to understand basic legal privacy requirements for identifiable health information use and disclosure.

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.....

Author: Tang, Paul C.

Source: HIPAA Conference 2000

Publication Date: March 14, 2000

2000 HIPAA Conference Presentation
National Outlook on Prviacy—Confidentiality 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....

Author: Tang, Paul C.

Source: HIPAA Conference 2000

Publication Date: March 14, 2000

2000 HIPAA Conference Presentation
National Outlook on Prviacy—Confidentiality 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....

Author: Tang, Paul C.

Source: HIPAA Conference 2000

Publication Date: March 14, 2000

2000 HIPAA Conference Presentation
Information Security
Presented by Paul Tang, MD Information Systems Security
NRC Definition Security is the protection of information systems against unauthorized access to or modification of information, whether in storage, processing, or transit,....

Author: Thieleman, William

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2002

HIPAA promises patients the right to access and amend their medical records, but HIM departments are responsible for making it happen. How will your facility provide this service for patients? The author offers ideas from experts on designing an access and amendment process.
Among the ch....

Author: Thomason, Mary

Source: AHIMA sample form

Publication Date: November 21, 2002