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Current News and Information
about HIPAA Compliance, Regulations and Violations
Paperless Solution to Help HR Professionals Address HIPAA Requirements - PR Web (press release)
- Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:13:06 GMT
Health department promotes Yellow Dot program - Freeport Journal-Standard
- Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:16:18 GMT
HIPAA 5010: What's triggering denials and rejections - Government Health IT (blog)
- Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:31:03 GMT
Does HIPAA Impact Consumer Consent Under the TCPA? - ACA International
- Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:53:53 GMT
From Meaningful Use Stage 2 to stronger HIPAA regs, HHS gets ready to juggle - FierceEMR
- Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:25:29 GMT
AMA to House Speaker Boehner: Stop ICD-10 - CMIO
- Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:06:49 GMT
Bipartisan center calls for increased HIE efforts, alignment of healthcare ... - FierceHealthIT
- Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:18:33 GMT
Isabel, BMJ tool offers enhanced diagnosis decision support - FierceHealthIT
- Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:21:36 GMT
HHS calls for more innovations to follow-up care - FierceHealthIT
- Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:59:43 GMT
Mostashari: HIE, consumer engagement in healthcare will 'take off' in 2012 - FierceHealthIT
- Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:08:36 GMT
The Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information Technology
COVERED
ENTITY CHARTS
Guidance on how to determine
whether an entity is a
covered entity under the
Administrative
Simplification provisions of
HIPAA
HIPAA DEFINITIONS FOR
ELECTRONIC PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION:
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Encryption means the
use of an algorithmic process to transform data into a form in which
there is a low probability of assigning meaning without use of a
confidential process or key.
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Access means the
ability or the means necessary to read, write, modify, or communicate
data/information or otherwise use any system resource.
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Authentication means
the corroboration that a person is the one claimed.
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Technical safeguards
means the technology, policy and procedures for its use that protect
electronic protected health information and control access to it.
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Workstation means an
electronic computing device, for example, a laptop or desktop
computer, or any other device that performs similar functions, and
electronic media stored in its immediate environment implement the
implementation specifications.
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Workforce clearance
procedure
(Addressable). Implement procedures to determine that the access of a
workforce member to electronic protected health information is
appropriate.
Are you a covered entity under HIPAA regulations?
The following is a simple test for
determining whether or not you qualify as a provider and therefore must
follow the HIPAA guidelines:
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Does the person, business, or agency
furnish bill, or receive payment for, health care in the normal course of
business?
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If the answer is yes, does the person,
business, or agency conduct covered transactions?
If yes, are any of the covered
transactions transmitted in electronic form?
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If the answer to this question is yes,
the person, business, or agency is a covered health care provider and must
comply with all HIPAA regulations
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free HIPAA checklist
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