HIPAA
Regulatory Advisory regarding Administrative Simplification, Identifiers & Compliance Date Change for ICD-10 Final Rule
On July 8, 2011, the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services published an interim final rule (IFR) regarding the adoption of operating rules for two transaction standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
The Department of Health and Human Services' \(HHS\) Office for Civil Rights issued in the May 31 Federal Register a proposed rule to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 \(HIPAA\) privacy rule's provisions related to accounting of disclosures.
To assist hospitals in working with health information technology \(IT\) vendors to achieve meaningful use, the AHA has developed the following guidelines for EHR contracting. These guidelines address the most common issues for hospitals thatlicense EHR software applications and/or obtain related…
The One-Year Extension for Complying with HIPAA's Standards for Electronic Transactions: How Does it Affect You?
Overview of the New Law
KEEPING OUR MEDICAL PRIVACY PROMISES
Fact Sheet on the Practical Effects of the Original Rule -- and How Proposed Modifications Will Make It More Effective for Patients and Providers
Hospitals welcome proposed changes to medical privacy rules because we care for an
AHA Response to the Dececember 2018 HIPAA RFI (December 12, 2019)
AHA/AHIMA Webinar: Engaging Patients Through Access to Their Medical Records (November 15, 2016)
The Department of Health and Human Services \(HHS\) in the July 14 Federal Register proposed certain modifications to the privacy, security and enforcement requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 \(HIPAA\), largely to implement changes necessitated by the…
This executive briefing examines important implementation issues with ICD-10.
The administrative simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 \(HIPAA\) call for the Secretary of Health and Human Services \(HHS\) to adopt national standard identifiers to be used by health care providers in the HIPAA transaction standards