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American College of Healthcare Executives
www.ache.org/PUBS/selfstudy/hippa.cfm
Their course will lead you through HIPAA requirements and help you develop an economical compliance program.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su5201a1.htm
HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health - Guidance from CDC and the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (May 2, 2003, Volume 52, Supplement).
The purpose of this report is to help public health agencies and others
understand and interpret their responsibilities under the Privacy
Rule.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS)
www.cms.hhs.gov/HIPAAGenInfo
This agency, the modern form of what used to be the Health Care Financing
Adminstration (HCFA), administers Medicare and Medicaid benefits in
the United States; the restructuring was part of a general effort
to improve service to beneficiaries and providers. Some important
information related to HIPAA, not available elsewhere, may be found
ath this site.
Department of Health and Human Services
Administrative Simplification regarding HIPAA
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/admnsimp
This site provides links to final regulations outlining new standards
and code sets for electronic healthcare transactions in their entirety
as published in the August 17, 2000, and December 28, 2000, Federal
Register. You can also subscribe to the HIPAA-REGS List to be
notified by e-mail when documents or events related to the HIPAA Administrative
Simplification regulations (such as NPRMs) are published or posted.
Fox Systems, Inc.
www.hipaaconsulting.com/links.htm
This web page is designed to be a leading source of tools and information
on the Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions of the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for health
care private and public payers. It contains links to many useful HIPAA
websites.
HHS Fact Sheet - Protecting the Privacy
of Patients' Health Information
www.hhs.gov/news/press/2002pres/hipaa.html
HIPAA Compliance Resource Center
- Medscape
http://www.medscape.com/pages/editorial/resourcecenters/public/
hipaa/rc-hipaa.ov
The 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
is one of the most sweeping pieces of federal legislation enacted
in recent years, and it is impact will transform how health providers
communicate and transmit information about their patients. Physicians,
hospitals, health plans, and entities that transmit patients' health
information for payment or treatment purposes are required to comply
with its regulations. Medscape's HIPAA Compliance Resource Center
provides background and context on the law and its regulations, offers
practical columns to help medical practices, and describes steps you
must take to protect patients' privacy. Users must register to
access Medscape, but it is free and open to all.
HIPAA Resources from Online Consultant
Software
olcsoft.com/hipaa_links.asp
HIPAA Resources for Healthcare Providers. Contains extensive links
to information and resources on HIPAA.
HIPAAdvisory
www.hipaadvisory.com
This service of Phoenix Health Systems offers a variety of free resources,
including HIPAA news, white papers, and feature length articles. A
series of popular e-mail-based discussion groups allow professionals
nationwide to discuss their experiences with the legislation, in order
to share advice and information. Toolsets aimed at helping in privacy
training and small provider assessment are also available here.
www.hipaadvisory.com/regs/compliancecal.htm
Status of HIPAA Regulations Compliance Calendar
HIPAA-IQ
www.hipaa-iq.com
QuadraMed's Internet forum on HIPAA preparedness.
HIPAA.org
www.hipaa.org/pmsdirectory
This Directory is intended to assist medical practices locate important
information, supplied by practice management and billing systems vendors,
on HIPAA transactions and code sets implementation, testing, and certification.
MD Net Guide on Internet Security
www.mdng.com/departments/jan_feb2003/tech101.php
A basic primer on many elements of digital defense, including encryption,
physical protection of a workstation, password selection, firewalls,
and antivirus software, may be found in the January 2003 issue of
MD Net Guide.
National Archives and Records Administration
www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
O&P Edge
www.oandp.com/edge/issues/articles/2003-05_06.asp
Ongoing series of articles related to HIPAA compliance. Reference
material and links to related sites are also provided.
Office of Civil Rights National Standards
to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information
www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
Latest OCR guidance as of
April 11, 2003:
www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/privacy.html
Oncology Net Guide - HIPPA Round Two:
Preparing for the Security Rule
www.oncologynetguide.com/v4n3/coverstory.html
According to the federal register, the security rule defines the administrative,
physical, and technical safeguards necessary to protect the confidentiality,
integrity, and availability of electronic health information. The
rule requires those affected to implement basic safeguards to shield
electronic protected health information from unauthorized access,
alteration, deletion, or transmission. The security rule does not
apply to protected health information in nonelectronic form.
Statement by Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary,
DHHS
www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/privacyrulefinal412.htm
Statement by the President of the United
States
www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/04/20010412-1.html
Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange
www.wedi.org/public/articles/index~3.shtml
This site features a list of organizations that have published guidance,
best practices, and white papers on HIPAA. Features include a glossary
of terms, a HIPAA checklist, answers to frequently asked questions,
info on electronic medical associations, and more.
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