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Log In Username:.................... Password:.................... Lost Username or Password? Policy Library Click here for 20,000 policy & form templates Home � Browse All Libraries � Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA, Title II) require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health plans, and employers. It also addresses the security and privacy of health data. Adopting these standards will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation's health care system by encouraging the widespread use of electronic data interchange in health care. Note: This is just a sampling of some of the alerts that have been sent out by StayAlert. For a full list of alerts in this library, please sign up for a free StayAlert trial subscription.  Access this library now! Free 30 day subscription!      Camera Phones May Pose HIPAA Violation Risks Wed, 03/10/2010      HHS Issues HITECH Act Breach Notification Guidance and a Request for Public Comment Mon, 04/20/2009      A Review of the HIPAA Privacy Rule Correction Principle Tue, 12/30/2008      New OCR Guidance on the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Electronic Exchange of Health Information Wed, 12/17/2008      HIPAA Physical and Technical Safeguards Wed, 07/23/2008      HIPAA Privacy Consumer Brochures Now Available in Eight Languages Thu, 05/22/2008      New Enforcement Data Added to HIPAA Privacy Compliance and Enforcement Web Site Wed, 05/14/2008      Best Practices for HIPAA Security Rule Compliance Tue, 08/07/2007      Interpreter Services and Protected Health Information Fri, 03/17/2006      Required Safeguards to Ensure HIPAA Compliance Fri, 03/10/2006      DHSS Announces Final Rule for HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Enforcement Mon, 02/20/2006      CMS Issues Fact Sheet on the National Provider Identifier Wed, 01/18/2006      HIPAA Privacy Rule Requirements for Covered Entities Documentation of Oral Communications Wed, 01/04/2006      Disclosure of Protected Health Information to Law Enforcement Officials Without Individual Authorization Thu, 12/08/2005      Clarification on Patient Communications and the HIPAA Privacy Rule Thu, 10/20/2005      HIPAA Privacy and Disclosures in Emergency Situations such as Natural Disasters Tue, 09/27/2005      CMS Institutes a New Database for HIPAA Complaint Tracking Tue, 09/13/2005      Enforcing Sanctions for Improper PHI Disclosures Mon, 07/11/2005      Enforcing Sanctions for Improper PHI Disclosures Mon, 07/11/2005      HIPAA Security Standards Deadline is Here Wed, 04/20/2005

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