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Privacy - Role Based Needs
Physicians | Nurses | Psychotherapists / Behavioral Health | Pharmacists | Other Health Professionals | Academic Medical Centers | Insurers / Health Plans | Employers
- American Medical Association
- California HealthCare Foundation
- Implementing the Federal Health Privacy Rule in California: A Guide for Health Care Providers, prepared by the Health Privacy Project. Oakland, CA: February 2002. The publication can be downloaded for free from the California HealthCare Foundation web site publication list, under E-Health Reports.
- HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Tool Kit for Small Group and Safety-Net Providers, prepared by the Pacific Health Policy group. Oakland, CA: November 2001. The publication can be downloaded for free from the California HealthCare Foundation web site publication list, under E-Health.
-- Written and compiled specifically for small group / solo providers and safety-net providers, this document is intended to assist this segment of providers in understanding and then complying with the HIPAA administrative simplification provisions. Section One: Background & Provisions provides specific recommendations for implementation. "The most important step your organization can take to organize its HIPAA compliance effort is the establishment of a HIPAA steering committee." Appendix A includes recommendations for representatives of key clinical and administrative areas who should ideally be included in the steering committee. Other Appendices in Section One include a Timeline for HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Resources on the Internet, Compliance Questions for Outside Vendors, Sample Security Policies and Procedures, a Checklist for Current Security Compliance, and a Glossary. Section Two: Overview Presentation is meant to be a "training tool" for clinicians and senior managers to use to educate themselves and their staff. There is a Powerpoint presentation which may be either be distributed to staff or presented as a slideshow.
-- NOTE: the section specifically on Privacy Regulation is limited, however it was felt that it would still be useful to include this resource because of its focus on physicians and physician group practices
- Opus Communications, HIPAA Training Handbook for the Medical Staff: An Introduction to Confidentiality and Privacy under HIPAA
-- This is a pocket-sized training handbook which must be ordered in bulk, minimum order of 100. Includes exam which "can be kept on file to fulfill regulations."
Government
Organizations
National Council for Community Behavioral Health
www.nccbh.org
This organization has created a "HIPAA One-Stop Resource" for behavioral health professionals which includes articles, an order form for their bookThe HIPAA Handbook: What Community Behavioral Healthcare Organizations Need to Know About HIPAA, and a link to the National Council's Online Course, "Getting Started with HIPAA Implementation."
California HealthCare Foundation, prepared by the Health Privacy Project. Implementing the Federal Health Privacy Rule in California: A Guide for Pharmacists, Physical Therapists, and Others Oakland, CA: February 2002. The publication can be downloaded for free from the California HealthCare Foundation web site publication list, under E-Health Reports.
California HealthCare Foundation, prepared by the Health Privacy Project. Implementing the Federal Health Privacy Rule in California: A Guide for Pharmacists, Physical Therapists, and Others Oakland, CA: February 2002. The publication can be downloaded for free from the California HealthCare Foundation web site publication list, under E-Health Reports.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Protecting Personal Health Information in Research: Understanding the HIPAA Privacy Rule. There are also five companion pieces to this booklet, available through the above link:
- Health Services Research and the HIPAA Privacy Rule
- Repositories, Databases, and the HIPAA Privacy Rule
- Clinical Research and the HIPAA Privacy Rule
- Institutional Review Boards and the HIPAA Privacy Rule
- Privacy Boards and the HIPAA Privacy Rule
Association of American Medical Colleges - publishes Guidelines for Academic Medical Centers on Security and Privacy: Practical Strategies for Addressing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) -- www.amc-hipaa.org/
Washington G-2 Reports, HIPAA Countdown for Academic Medical Centers, Washington, DC: Washington G-2 Reports, 1999-2001. Audiocassette of session from Lab Institute 2001, October 24-27, 2001, Arlington, VA. Ordering information at www.g2reports.com/publications/prod_detail.php?OF_ID=81
California HealthCare Foundation, prepared by the Health Privacy Project. Implementing the Federal Health Privacy Rule in California: A Guide for Pharmacists, Physical Therapists, and Others Oakland, CA: February 2002. The publication can be downloaded for free from the California HealthCare Foundation web site publication list, under E-Health Reports.
Books, Newsletters
"Employer's Guide to HIPAA Privacy Requirement." Thomson Publishing: Washington, DC, 2002 February 2002): pp.
www.thompson.com/hipaaprivacy1
This service includes a looseleaf manual, with monthly newsletters and quarterly updates.
Educational Opportunities
MHDC Sponsored HIPAA Education Programs - there are several specific to employer concerns.
This page last updated December 7, 2004
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