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You are here > Home > Reading Lists > Compliance Resources > Guide to Medical Privacy & HIPAA Guide to Medical Privacy & HIPAA by D'Arcy Guerin Gue, Steve Fox, Esq. 3-Ring Binder: 500 pages + regular update packages + 12 monthly newsletters ASIN: B00006KG70 Thompson Regulatory Compliance  Always current & up-to-date (click Amazon below for best current subscription price)   The continuously updated, authoritative 500-page Guide to Medical Privacy and HIPAA has been developed specifically to help healthcare facilities comply with the complex EDI standardization, privacy and security requirements under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).  The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) says, "[The] Guide to Medical Privacy and HIPAA ... is a dynamic tool for anyone from health care administrator to physician to medical records professional..." To read the full JAMA article, click here. HIPAA affects virtually every department in your organization - and the stakes are high. Patients know their rights under HIPAA and will report any violations. Health care providers can be hit with costly civil and criminal fines and penalties for noncompliance. Here's what you get with your one-year subscription: A comprehensive loose-leaf manual, Guide to Medical Privacy & HIPAA, packed with decision-making resources, including recommended implementation steps, strategic planning and implementation tools. Update packages: The key to making sure the HIPAA compliance information you work with is the most recent available, this practical, ready-to-use material will guide you on an ongoing basis as you create your HIPAA privacy and security infrastructure. These materials will update and increase the materials in your Guide. Monthly newsletter: Each month, you will receive a newsletter that includes critical, informed, analytical coverage in articles that go beyond the headlines and the hype. You'll read about the security, privacy and HIPAA issues affecting you, your facility and your patients, 12 times a year. Subscriber-only online access: Access the full text of all current and future HIPAA proposed and final rules and other valuable compliance resources. You will always be up-to-date! Your update packages and monthly news bulletins to the Guide will provide: news and analysis of new HIPAA regulations emerging HIPAA issues and enforcement actions compliance deadlines proven strategies educational interviews with industry experts. First published in 2002 and regularly updated ever since, the Guide analyzes all new federal provisions on privacy, electronic transaction and security standards and explains the applicability of key elements, such as: transactions and code sets administrative simplification "minimum use" disclosure "business associate" relationships "individually identifiable" information "consents and authorizations"  required administrative, physical and technical security measures and much more. The Guide also spells out real-world strategies for achieving compliance, including: assembling a HIPAA team raising HIPAA awareness in your organization conducting enterprise-wide HIPAA impact and risk analyses  developing a remediation plan developing a HIPAA budget developing policies and procedures achieving cultural and behavioral changes within your organization.  In your Guide and updates, you will receive tools that will help you facilitate your compliance process, including: checklists outlines model presentations, and other resource documents Add it all up: The Guide to Medical Privacy & HIPAA is a one-of-a-kind resource you can count on for a complete, unbiased look at the new requirements. No advertisements - it's exclusively for health care professionals, and it's the most in-depth publication available. The Guide will be expanded with the update packages. The initial looseleaf manual contains these broad categories of in-depth information: HIPAA Overview HIPAA Basics Electronic Transactions and Code Sets Understand what electronic data interchange is and how it works Know which standards are covered Learn how to implement the standards with less burden Be prepared for the testing deadline Medical Records Privacy Requirements What types of data are covered Permitted uses and disclosures of medical information New methods for performing research under HIPAA, including the new limited data set, waiver of authorization or IRB approval New notice of privacy practices New marketing definition Minimum necessary requirement Health care business associates Restricted personal data "Protected" and "individually identifiable" health information Authorization requirements Patients' rights Third-party access to data Security and Electronic Signatures Security Standards How to implement addressable specifications Administrative safeguards, including evaluation, business associate agreements, assigned security responsibility and contingency planning Physical safeguards, including device and media controls, workstation use and security guidelines and facility access controls Technical safeguards, including access controls, audit controls, transmission security and authentication National Identifiers National provider identifier standard (NPI) Approved uses of NPI National employer identifier standard (NEI) Strategies for HIPAA Implementation Establishing enterprise-wide priorities Taking a team approach to compliance programs Designating a privacy official, a security official and a HIPAA project manager Conducting impact and gap analyses Six phases of implementation Specific guidance for the implementation of the transactions and code sets standards, the security rule and the privacy rule Training Sanctions for workforce Audit Enforcement and Liability Issues Civil and criminal monetary penalties HHS consumer complaint system Federal fines and penalties Fraud and abuse Federal Laws Administrative notices and Guidance Glossary Forms Regulations Index Don't be caught unaware and unprepared. With the Guide to Medical Privacy & HIPAA in your office, you can: Protect yourself from potential patient complaints Ensure cash flow after the transactions deadline Stay up-to-date on all future changes to HIPAA rules Know exactly how the HIPAA rules will be enforced Understand how all the HIPAA rules interact with each other Learn what security policies should already be in place Implement the required privacy and security training that ALL employees must receive Obtain executive "buy-in" for HIPAA programs -- using awareness-raising presentations D'Arcy Guerin Gue is executive vice president with Phoenix Health Systems, Inc., a firm expert in strategic planning, procurement, implementation and integration of state-of-the-art health care information technology. Ms. Gue currently leads industry education and communications services at Phoenix, with an emphasis on HIPAA, health care information privacy and security, and e-health. She manages the firm's Web resources, including HIPAAdvisory.com, HIPAAlert, HIPAAlive and HIPAA notes, along with its industry audio education programs, and is a senior member of the Phoenix HIPAA Solutions Team. Formerly, Ms. Gue held senior positions with The John Joseph Group Inc., and AON Corp. She is a member of the American Health Information Management Association and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. Steven J. Fox is a partner with Pepper Hamilton LLP and leads their health care informatics initiative. He assists clients with legal issues and strategic counseling involving technology, e-commerce and health care information. Before joining Pepper Hamilton, Mr. Fox was chairman of the Information Systems/E-Commerce Practice Group at Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver. Mr. Fox is a prolific author and speaker on issues involving technology and health care information. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law. 3-Ring Binder: 500 pages + regular update packages + 12 monthly newsletters ASIN: B00006KG70 Thompson Regulatory Compliance  Always current & up-to-date (click Amazon below for best current subscription price)   The continuously updated, authoritative 500-page Guide to Medical Privacy and HIPAA has been developed specifically to help healthcare facilities comply with the complex EDI standardization, privacy and security requirements under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).  You may also be interested in the Hospital Law Newsletter. 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