Health Information Management

PPV: See your privacy program through a new set of eyes: Hospital shares its unique approach to accounting of disclosures

HIM Connection, August 12, 2008

Want to receive articles like this one in your inbox? Subscribe to HIM Connection!

HIPAA didn’t come with a step-by-step guide that explains how to implement the privacy rule with limited resources at a 254-bed pediatric hospital that strives to help the underserved.

“You just did it and you did what you thought was right. You did what you could and networked when possible. But nobody came in and graded you on your implementation,” says Roberta B. Baranda, RHIA, CHP, director of patient access and HIM and privacy officer at Children’s Hospital Central California in Madera. How could she know whether her privacy program met the spirit and intent of the rule?

Editor’s note: For more information on accounting of disclosures and to purchase a copy of this article for $10, visit www.hcpro.com/content/215286.cfm. Subscribers to Briefings on HIPAA have access to this article in the August issue of the newsletter.



Want to receive articles like this one in your inbox? Subscribe to HIM Connection!

Comments

0 comments on “PPV: See your privacy program through a new set of eyes: Hospital shares its unique approach to accounting of disclosures

 

  • Briefings on APCs

    Worried about the complexities of the new rules under OPPS and APCs? Briefings on APCs helps you understand the new rules...

  • Medical Records Briefing

    Guiding Health Information Management professionals through the continuously changing field of medical records and toward a...

  • Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies

    Submitting improper Medicare documentaion can lead to denial of fees, payback, fines, and increased diligence from payers...

  • Briefings on HIPAA

    How can you minimize the impact of HIPAA? Subscribe to Briefings on HIPAA, your health information management resource for...

  • APCs Weekly Monitor

    This HTML-based e-mail newsletter provides weekly tips and advice on the new ambulatory payment classifications regulations...

Most Popular

Related Articles