Survey shows facilities most concerned with business associate agreements
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, May 9, 2003
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Forty-seven percent of facilities are concerned about developing HIPAA-compliant business associate agreements, according to the recent HIPAA Weekly Advisor Privacy Compliance Reader Survey.
32% of survey respondents said they were "concerned" with agreements, while 15% said they were "very concerned."
Other results of the survey include the following:
- 46% of respondents said they were either "very concerned" or "concerned" about the privacy rule's minimum necessary requirement
- 46% said they were either "very concerned" or "concerned" about preemption of state laws
- 44% said they were either "very concerned" or "concerned" about policy and procedure development
- 41% said they were either "very concerned" or "concerned" about training
- Only 10% said they were either "very concerned" or "concerned" about fundraising
The survey was sent electronically April 18 to subscribers of HIPAA Weekly Advisor, and 546 people responded. Of those respondents, 42% were privacy officials, 22% were compliance officers, 21% were health information management professionals, and 11% were administrators. Others included office managers, risk managers, and information technology professionals.
Almost half of respondents worked at either hospitals (32%) or hospital systems (16%). Other settings included physician practices, long-term care facilities, and home health agencies.
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