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Too Much Privacy? OCR Proposes Easing Protections on Decedent Records
Author: Heubusch, Kevin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2010
The HIPAA privacy rule generally conveys to individuals the same rights in death that they held in life. Two current proposals would change that, reducing the protections that covered entities currently must afford a deceased patient's record and easing access to decedent records by family....
Top HITECH-HIPAA Compliance Obstacles Emerge: Analyzing lessons learned from six months of Omnibus Privacy Rule implementation efforts
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2014
Have a spare 32.8 million hours? The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sure hopes so.
As noted in the Federal Register, that figure is the total number of hours the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) estimated it would take all HIPAA-covered entities combined....
Tough Questions? Scripts Provide Easy Answers (HIPAA on the Job)
Author: Amatayakul, Margret
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2003
What do members of your work force say when:
a patient asks what the notice of privacy practices is
an individual states that her mother already signed the notice of privacy practices
a physician office claims that authorization from the patient isnt need....
Training the Healthcare Work Force about Confidentiality
Author: Barker, Tim
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: June 02, 2002
Understanding Chain of Trust and Business Partner Agreements (HIPAA on the Job)
Author: Cassidy, Bonnie S.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2000
Confused about the differences between privacy and security? You’re not alone. Combine these with the jargon-laden chain of trust and business partner agreement issues, and a whole new set of questions about HIPAA implementation emerges.
Privacy, pursuant to HIPAA, addresses the righ....
Understanding Disclosures for Confidential Communications
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: In Confidence (newsletter) | AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: March 02, 2003
Question: May physicians’ offices or pharmacists leave messages for patients at their homes. Can providers mail appointment or prescription refill reminders to patient homes?
Answer: Yes. The rule does not prohibit covered entities (CEs) from leaving messages for patients on their answe....
Understanding Disclosures for Firearm Background Checks
Author: Davis, Nancy; Glondys, Barbara
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2016
Federal law prohibits the sale of firearms to certain individuals with a history of mental illness. Recent mass shootings have focused attention on the fact that the individuals perpetrating these crimes often had a documented history of mental illness which went undetected despite state a....
Understanding HIPAA Enforcement: Trust, but Verify
Author: Apple, Gordon J.
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: June 02, 2003
Former President Ronald Reagan coined a phrase during the Cold War, “trust, but verify,” regarding treaties with the former Soviet Union. Today, as we ponder the enforcement environment likely to emerge over HIPAA, a more apt phrase may be “trust, don’t do much, and react to public pressure.”....
Understanding HIPAA Privacy Compliance Investigations
Author: Hjort, Beth M.
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: June 02, 2003
Question: Under what circumstances would our organization be investigated for HIPAA privacy compliance?
Answer: The complaint investigation process will be complaint driven. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the enforcement body for the privacy....
Understanding Release of Information in Long-Term Care Facilities
Author: Marsh, Carmilla
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2002
Release of information is a perennial challenge for HIM professionals in all care settings. However, long-term care offers some special challenges, especially in the light of the HIPAA privacy rule published in December 2000 (with a compliance date of April 2003). This article reviews the basi....
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