Reassessing Privacy and Security Compliance: ARRA Provisions Require Organizations Re-examine Procedures and Training 
Rode, Dan
AHIMA Journal column
10/2/09
Recent federal laws and regulations in the areas of privacy, confidentiality, and security will require healthcare entities to dust off old regulations, review processes and programs, and train and retrain employees and HIPAA business associates.
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Integrating ARRA: Leveraging Current Compliance Efforts to Meet the New Privacy Provisions
Nunn, Sandra
AHIMA Journal column
10/2/09
HIM managers have little time to lose to comply with the HITECH privacy and security provisions. The new breach notification measures, discussed in this article, are in effect now and require full compliance by February.
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: An Overview
Wiedemann, Lou Ann
CodeWrite
9/2/09
Part 4 in a series
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Letter to State Medicaid Directors, ARRA HIT # 1 
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Government
9/1/09
Initial guidance on section 4201 of ARRA. Enclosures are available on the CMS web site.
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Health Breach Notification Rule; Final Rule
U.S. Federal Trade Commission
U.S. Government, Federal Register
8/25/09
This rule, issued by the FTC, requires vendors of personal health records and related entities to notify consumers when the security of their individually identifiable health information has been breached.
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Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information; Interim Final Rule
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of the Secretary.
U.S. Government, Federal Register
8/24/09
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued this
interim final rule with a request for comments to require notification of
breaches of unsecured protected health information.
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Path to Security Breach Notification Regulation
Rhodes, Harry
AHIMA
8/24/09
An environmental scan of state security breach notification laws.
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Developing Breach Notification Policies and Procedures: An Overview of Mitigation and Response Planning
Rhodes, Harry
AHIMA
8/24/09
A successful breach notification plan encompasses more than just a method for promptly notifying the victims of a security breach event. To be effective the breach notification process must be part of a comprehensive information security plan.
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Model Breach Notification Letter: Content and Format
AHIMA
8/24/09
Federal and state regulation establishes varying high-level content for notification letters. This model offers a compilation of suggested elements and format.
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Preparing to Implement HITECH: a State Guide for Electronic Health Information Exchange 
State Alliance for E-Health
external web site, National Governors Association
8/4/09
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California’s Privacy Pileup
: New State Laws Meet Even Newer Federal Regulations
Dimick, Chris
AHIMA Journal article
8/2/09
In California, teasing apart state and federal breach notification laws highlights the challenges organizations everywhere face in determining their responsibilities under ARRA’s new privacy regulations.
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: An Overview
Wiedemann, Lou Ann
CodeWrite
8/2/09
Part 3 in a series
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Recommendations by the Certification and Adoption Workgroup
HIT Policy Committee
U.S. Government, ONC
7/16/09
initial recommendations on "HHS Certification" of EHRs presented by Paul Egerman and Marc Probst
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Meaningful Use Matrix
HIT Policy Committee
U.S. Government, ONC
7/16/09
a revised definition of meaningful use for CMS's use in drafting a proposed rule
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Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) [external web site]
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
U.S. Government, external web site
7/15/09
ONCHIT web site
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: An Overview
Wiedemann, Lou Ann
CodeWrite
7/2/09
Part 2 in a series
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Summer Healthcare Forecast: Reform, ARRA Make for an Unsettled Season in DC
Rode, Dan
AHIMA Journal column
7/2/09
Congress and the Obama administration continue to work on healthcare reform, ARRA’s healthcare provisions, and privacy and security issues.
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State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Information Recovery Web Sites
external web site, U.S. Government
7/1/09
The state Web sites now have web pages that help explain how the states are spending funds allocated by the Recovery Act.
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AHIMA Comments on ONC Regional Extension Draft Program Description
Viola, Allison
AHIMA Testimony/Comments, AHIMA Policy & Govt Relations
6/11/09
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AHIMA Comments on ONC Meaningful Use Draft Definition
Viola, Allison
AHIMA Testimony/Comments, AHIMA Policy & Govt Relations
6/11/09
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: An Overview
Wiedemann, Lou Ann
CodeWrite
6/2/09
Part 1 in a series
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Everything’s Coming up ARRA: HIM-related Provisions of Stimulus Bill Blooming as Spring Turns to Summer
Rode, Dan
AHIMA Journal column
6/2/09
HIM professionals will be affected directly or indirectly by many of the provisions of the stimulus act, which includes funding, regulations, and guidance requirements for most federal adminsitrative departments, states, and other state-related entities.
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Call for HIM Action: ARRA Holds Opportunity, Challenge for HIM Professionals
Cassidy, Bonnie S
AHIMA Journal article
6/2/09
This article addresses education, outreach, and training opportunities in the HITECH section of ARRA dealing with HIT incentives. The provisions recognize that successful adoption, implementation, and use of health IT requires a newly trained work force.
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Big Gamble: Will Stimulus Dollars Pay off in Health Information Consumers Can Use?
Seidman, Joshua J
AHIMA Journal article
6/2/09
Getting a return on health IT investment will require that patients receive information that helps them improve their health.
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AHIMA Comments to FTC on Healthcare Breach Notification Rulemaking
Rode, Dan
AHIMA Testimony/Comments, AHIMA Policy & Govt Relations
5/29/09
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