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HIPAA Training Advisor

This e-mail newsletter offers one in-depth tip every two weeks on how to train your health care staff on HIPAA compliance.

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HIPAA Training Advisor

Issue 17, September 7, 2006

• Focus your amendment process on accurate information, patient satisfaction

  Section 164.526(a)(1) of the privacy rule gives patients the right to amend their PHI. But HIPAA...

Issue 24, December 28, 2006

• Prepare ahead of time for security incidents

  Section 164.308(6) of the security rule requires your organization to establish policies and...

Issue 22, November 30, 2006

• Work with legal counsel to define 'healthcare operations'

  By now, most organizations understand which uses and disclosures fall under treatment or payment...

Issue 19, October 5, 2006

• Management buy-in won't come cheaply

  Assessing and responding to security threats is the information security officer’s ongoing...

• Prevent social engineers from accessing your data

  Your organization probably wants a work force that is friendly, helpful, and builds goodwill with...

Issue 18, September 21, 2006

• Make sure to review BA relationships periodically

  It's been more than three years since the privacy rule's compliance date, and business associate...

Issue 16, August 24, 2006

• Preserve electronic data to prepare for potential litigation and avoid sanctions

  If you fail to preserve applicable electronic data, you could face sanctions, including fines and...

Issue 15, August 10, 2006

• Caller ID does not violate patients' privacy

  Although many privacy officers have asked if having their facility's name show up on a patient's...

Issue 14, July 27, 2006

• Beware of patient/visitor technology use

  As the technology that patients and visitors use becomes more sophisticated, it becomes harder to...

Issue 13, July 13, 2006

• Balance patient care, privacy when dealing with infection control

  To avoid confusion and potential legal conflicts, when infection control staff deliberate over...

Issue 12, June 29, 2006

• Revisit security rule compliance in your small practice

  Although the security rule compliance date passed more than a year ago, your small practice...

Issue 11, June 15, 2006

• Focus on authorization, documentation before sharing PHI with friends/family

  When it comes to HIPAA, there are grey areas in which it's not always clear whether a use or...

Issue 10, June 1, 2006

• Weigh requirement, patient considerations when changing your NPP

  Since the privacy rule's compliance date, organizations have had a chance to see their programs in...

Issue 9, May 18, 2006

• Avoid a HIPAA emergency in the ED

  Although one of the goals of HIPAA is to protect patient privacy, the regulations should never get...

Issue 8, April 20, 2006

• How to work out kinks in the beneficial paperless attachment system

  As your organization awaits the final claims attachment rule, there is good news: A...

Issue 6, March 23, 2006

• Know when reporting illegal aliens is appropriate

  The details surrounding a situation will determine whether alerting a government agency about a...

Issue 5, March 9, 2006

• Fight off hackers by focusing on these risk areas

  When it comes to information security, most potential risks are internal-specifically in terms of...

Issue 4, February 23, 2006

• Handle law enforcement requests correctly

  Juggling law enforcement and HIPAA regulations can be tricky. The gray areas and confusing...

Issue 3, February 9, 2006

• Know the responsibilities that come along with using mobile devices

  IS officers and network administrators should establish and document policies that address the use...

Issue 2, January 25, 2006

• Technical safeguards for mobile devices

  Organizations that choose to allow the use of mobile devices must have policies that provide...

Issue 1, January 11, 2006

• Ask the right questions

  Encryption is important for transmitting ePHI, particularly for high-risk situations such as...