Author: U.S. Office for Civil Rights

Source: Government (U.S.) | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Publication Date: May 02, 2003

Author: Nutten, Sandra

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2003

One of the privacy rule’s biggest tasks is work force training. In this article, we offer helpful tips for getting started and staying on track.

Training your work force on the HIPAA privacy rule isn’t only federal law—it’s the foundation on which the entire orga....

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: Hagland, Mark

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2002

HIM professionals are stepping up to the newly created role of privacy officer in many organizations. But privacy officers have been around for years in other industries. What can we learn from them about positioning this role?


Banking and financial services, telecommunications....

Author: LaMoureaux, LaVonne

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: March 09, 2004

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: August 22, 2001

August 22, 2001


Mr. Rothstein, members of the Privacy and Confidentiality Subcommittee, ladies and gentlemen - good morning!

I am Dan Rode, vice president for the AHIMA. On behalf of the Association, its more than 40,000 members, and myself, thank you for the opportunity....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2012

It has been a decade since the first privacy officers took their jobs in response to the HIPAA privacy rule. A slew of changes since then have added more responsibility, required more skills, and demanded more time of them than anyone could have imagined.

When Nancy Davis, R....

Author: Derlink, Amy L; Schembari, Elaine

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2012

Responding to an audit can be hectic and stressful, but HIM professionals must remember to hold external record reviewers accountable to good privacy and security practices.

When you visit the hair salon, take an exercise class, or sit across from a financial planner, you expect them....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: April 19, 2006

This third annual survey looks at how well the industry is maintaining HIPAA privacy and security compliance as a part of the normal course of business as it moves further away from the implementation deadlines.

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2003

Many providers are putting the finishing touches on their HIPAA privacy compliance activities—but may have overlooked their self-insured health plan or assumed that their third-party administrator (TPA) was taking care of HIPAA compliance. Now is the time to take a closer look at your sel....