HIPAA
Keeping Our Medical Privacy Promises: Fact Sheet on the Practical Effects of the Original Rule -- and How Proposed Modifications Will Make It More Effective for Patients and Providers.
AHA Response to the Dececember 2018 HIPAA RFI (December 12, 2019)
AHA/AHIMA Webinar: Engaging Patients Through Access to Their Medical Records (November 15, 2016)
The Department of Health and Human Services \(HHS\) in the July 14 Federal Register proposed certain modifications to the privacy, security and enforcement requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 \(HIPAA\), largely to implement changes necessitated by the…
This executive briefing examines important implementation issues with ICD-10.
The administrative simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 \(HIPAA\) call for the Secretary of Health and Human Services \(HHS\) to adopt national standard identifiers to be used by health care providers in the HIPAA transaction standards
Under HIPAA, can a hospital conduct surveys or questionnaires of patients to learn whether they were satisfied with the care they received and, if so, what requirements or limitations are there on such activities? Can a hospital hire a vendor to conduct the surveys?
HIPAA - Archive of Privacy and Security Standards Resources.
Resources
HIPAA Privacy Standards: An Executive Briefing for CEOs and Other Health Care Leaders
This Executive Briefing is designed to provide hospitals with a framework for thinking about and organizing HIPAA privacy compliance initiatives.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's \(HIPAA\) final security rule set April 21, 2005 as the deadline for hospital compliance with these new security measures. With that date rapidly approaching, hospitals need to move ahead quickly to ensure sufficient time to complete their…
This updated version of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s (NEMA) sample HIPAA business associate agreement reflects the requirements of the final HIPAA Security Rule.