Author: Hughes, Gwen

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: October 2002

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Peddicord, Douglas

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: December 02, 2003

In addition to being familiar with basic principles relating to protected health information (PHI), such as using or disclosing only the “minimum necessary” amount of information needed to accomplish a given function or activity, every covered entity (CE) should understand the conditions unde....

Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: January 12, 2004

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Author: DeMasters, Dana

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2015

A police officer arrives in the emergency department of a hospital at 2 a.m. seeking information about a patient who was recently admitted following a motor vehicle accident. The officer suspects the patient was intoxicated while driving and assertively asks the nurse to tell him the resul....

Author: Bowen, Rita K.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2003

Creating a process to handle patients’ requests for restrictions on the use or disclosure of their health information may be one of the last items on your HIPAA checklist. Here’s how to take care of it.

One of the benefits extended to patients under the HIPAA privacy rule i....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2003

Many healthcare organizations met the compliance date of April 14, 2003, for HIPAA privacy by addressing the most visible features—implementing a notice of privacy practices, assigning an information privacy official (IPO), and conducting training sessions.


But a review of....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: AHIMA regulation analysis | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2013

At 138 fine-print pages, the final rule detailing the HITECH Act’s modifications to HIPAA privacy and security requirements is not a quick or easy read. But it is an important read since the content of the Federal Register post drastically impacts HIM professionals and their business....

Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team

Source: AHIMA regulation analysis

Publication Date: April 02, 2002

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After almost a year's delay, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its promised recommendations to change and clarify the HIPAA Privacy Regulations that were originally published, as a "final rule" by HHS on December 28, 2000, in the Federal Re....

Author: Brick, Frank

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2006

Computer systems are feeling the effects of HIPAA. That's because the act's privacy and security rules require covered entities to securely store and manage more data than ever before. The latest computers to feel the effect are those in small covered entities, where the security rule takes ef....

Author: AHIMA Privacy and Security Practice Council

Source: AHIMA sample job description

Publication Date: May 2015

Position Title: (Chief) Privacy Officer1


Immediate Supervisor: Chief Executive Officer, (Chief) Compliance Officer, Senior Executive (Chief operating officer, CIO), (Senior) In-house Counsel, or Practice Manager


Position Overview: Under HIPAA (the Health Insur....