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1. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Administrative Simplification (1996)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Features summaries of topics to help incorporate these requirements into your practice. Topics include protecting health information, standards for electronic transmission, who is covered by HIPAA, and resources from the AAP for more information. Additionally, there is information on the final rule of privacy of health information, specifically what providers must do, rights granted to patients, penalties, and how the privacy rule applies to children and adolescents.
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2.Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Policies and Procedures (2009)
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was created to ensure that patient privacy was protected. This section provides a brief overview of HIPAA. (From the Launching Your Career in Pediatrics Handbook.)
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3.Addressable Specifications (2003)
American Academy of Pediatrics
An algorithm detailing procedures for addressable specifications in accordance with the HIPAA Security Rule.
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4.An Example of the Scalability of the Security Standard (2003)
American Academy of Pediatrics
A chart detailing examples of the scalability of the HIPAA security standard.
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5.Bibliography (HIPAA Security Rule) (2003)
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Additional reference documents related to the HIPAA Security Rule.
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6.Cost/Benefit Analysis (2003)
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Information on evaluating your options for processing electronic transactions by comparing costs and benefits to assist with the transition process of setting up your practice to comply with the HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets regulation.
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7.Evaluate All Policies and Procedures Periodically (2003)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Step 20 helps the Security Officer determine which processes of the Security Rule to review and the frequency of such reviews.
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8.HIPAA Resources (2003)
American Academy of Pediatrics
A list of resources for additional information on the HIPAA Security Rule.
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9.HIPAA Security Rule Standards Matrix and Risk Analysis (2003)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Matrix to be used to satisfy the required risk assessments of the practice. Practices are required to conduct an initial risk analysis to identify potential vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of EPHI.
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10.How to Use the Toolkit (2003)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Overview of the HIPAA Transactions Toolkit, intended for use by physicians and other professional providers of non-institutional health care services.
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11.Introduction to HIPAA (2003)
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Overview of the HIPAA legislation, administrative simplification regulations, and the Administrative Simplification Compliance Act.
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12.New Directory Created to Assist with HIPAA Compliance (2003)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Features information on a new resource to assist practices in developing a strategy to comply with the administrative provisions of HIPAA as well as a series of questions to ask your PMS vendor.
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13.Overview of the HIPAA Implementation Guides (2003)
American Academy of Pediatrics
A detailed overview of the official source of information (the National Electronic Data Interchange Transaction Set Implementation Guides) about X12N standards in accordance with the HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets regulation.
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14.Perform a Risk Analysis (2003)
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Step 3 outlines the steps to begin a risk analysis of the practice.
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15.Read the Overview of the Security Rule (2003)
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Step 1 provides an overview and defines a covered entity, the primary purpose of the Security Rule, EPHI, PHI, provides an example of the Privacy and Security Rules working together, ACCESS, business associate, secure electronic environment, Security Rule implementation, means of complying with the Security Rule, and other specific components of the Security Rule.
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16.Security Policy Training Checklist (2003)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Checklist of tasks to be completed by a practice to ensure compliance with the Security Policy.
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17.Step-by-Step Guide to the Security Rule (2003)
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Checklist of tasks to be completed by a practice to ensure compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule.
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18.Transactions Operations (2003)
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A high-level overview of the major types of data needed in various transactions to ensure your practice is in compliance with the HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets regulation.
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19.Bibliography (HIPAA Privacy Rule) (2002)
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List of selected resources to gather additional information about the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
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20.Determine Whether Your Practice Participates in an Organized Health Care Arrangement (OHCA) (2002)
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Information on how an organized health care arrangement can disclose patient health information in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
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