Survey shows policy and procedure development, business associate agreements top concerns for facilities
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, April 4, 2003
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As the April 14 privacy compliance deadline approaches, facilities are most concerned with policy and procedure development and business associate agreements, according to the recent HIPAA Weekly Advisor Reader Survey.
Seventy-two percent of survey respondents said they were either "very concerned" or "concerned" about policy and procedure development, while 71% listed business associate agreements as a major concern.
Other results of the survey include the following:
- 67% of respondents said they were either "very concerned" or "concerned" about privacy training
- 67% said they were either "very concerned" or "concerned" about the privacy rule's minimum necessary requirement
- 64% said they were either "very concerned" or "concerned" about the security rule's addressable specifications
- Only 17% said they were either "very concerned" or "concerned" about marketing under the privacy rule
The survey was sent electronically March 17 to subscribers of HIPAA Weekly Advisor, and 767 people responded. Of those respondents, 24% were compliance officers, 23% were health information management professionals, and 12% were administrators. Others included IT professionals, office managers, and consultants.
Almost half of respondents worked at either hospitals (32%) or hospital systems (14%). Other settings included physician practices, long-term care facilities, and home health agencies.
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