Get HIP to HIPAA: Health Information Professionals and the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act

Links offered in a handout provided at the Wednesday, March 12, 2003, MLA satellite teleconference and tested for accessibility:

AAMC Guidelines for Academic Medical Centers: http://www.aamc.org/members/gir/gasp/start.htm

AHIMA http://www.ahima.org Best part is available only to members. Journal of AHIMA - Practice Briefs, available in both. AHIMA Practice Briefs Public Archive. The equivalent of the 5 Minute Clinical Consult series on HIPAA issues like Authorizations, Patient Photography, etc. http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/web_assets/bok1_016846.hcst

American Hospital Association HIPAA pages http://www.hospitalconnect.com/aha/key_issues/hipaa/index.html Must be AHA member to view the many member-only pages.

American Medical Association (AMA) http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/4234.html to help physicians ensure that their electronic transactions are standardized consistently with federal law. Updates, tips, quizzes and forms.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) http://cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa1/default.asp Information for consumers, employers, state regulators, and self-guided nonfederal governmental plans.

CMS Forms http://www.cms.hhs.gov/forms/ Forms and links to information on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Electronic Health Care Transactions and Code Sets Standards Model Compliance Plan, and Minimum Data Set (MDS) manuals.

EDUCAUSE Current Issues http://www.educause.edu/issues/hipaa.html HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Full text articles on a variety of HIPAA issues including HIPAA and Higher Education.

Health Data Management http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/html/hipaa/HIPAA.cfm Good for IS people. News area kept up to date.

Health Information and Management Systems Society http://www.himss.org/hipaasource/hipaasource.asp One of top 3 healthcare IS organizations. Conference calendar, FAQs, Q&As.

Health Privacy Project http://www.healthprivacy.org/ Health Privacy 101, horror stories on why we needed HIPAA. Lots of information on protecting your medical information.

HIPAA Privacy: Debunking the Myths and Figuring Out What to Do Now http://www.mmmlaw.com/industry/healthcare/surgerycenter1.ppt Basic, professional Powerpoint presentation.

HIPAA Pro Supersite from Health Information Management http://www.himinfo.com/hipaa/ HIPAA Weekly Advisor, HIPAA Training Advisor free newsletters.

HIPAA Readiness Collaborative http://www.hhic.org/hipaa/hipaafaq.html Collection of great pilot policies.

HIPAAdvisory http://www.hipaadvisory.com Called "The HIPAA hub of the Internet" by Modern Healthcare, that is a comprehensive health industry resource on HIPAA privacy, security and regulatory issues and compliance.

HIPAAcomply http://www.hipaacomply.com Information, news, and events.

State of Ohio, Department of Mental Health's HIPAA Manual http://www.mh.state.oh.us/hipaa/hipaa.policies.index.html 62 pages, great organization, good examples.

Texas Medical Association Library Hot Topics 21: HIPAA http://www.texmed.org/liy/hts/hotbib21.asp List of 30 or so good articles on HIPAA for your patrons.

University of Buffalo Health Sciences Library - HIPAA Good glossary of important terms like "covered entity" and list of subject headings to use. http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/hsl/resources/guides/hipaa.html

See my reference list for additional sites to review!
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