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Required Content for Authorizations to Disclose (2002 update)
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.
Research and HIPAA: Know the Rules of Disclosure
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....
Research Repositories, Databases, and the HIPAA Privacy Rule
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: January 12, 2004
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Responding to Requests from Law Enforcement Officials for Release of PHI
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....
Restriction Requests Pose New Challenges: HIM Departments Should Prepare Now for Patient Queries
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. Heres how to take care of it.
One of the benefits extended to patients under the HIPAA privacy rule i....
Rethinking Initial HIPAA Efforts (HIPAA on the Job)
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 featuresimplementing a notice of privacy practices, assigning an information privacy official (IPO), and conducting training sessions.
But a review of....
Reviewing the New HIPAA Rules
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....
Review of the 2002 Department of Health and Human Service Notice of Proposed Rule Making for The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Regulations
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....
Running out of Room for Data: HIPAA Requires Healthcare Organizations to Re-assess Data Storage
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....
Sample (Chief) Privacy Officer Job Description
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....
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