HIPAA Forms
These forms are being made available to our members. Remember, forms are only a small portion of the requirements for HIPAA compliance. Offices must have the correct policies, positions, forms, AND training.
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Tools for HIPAA Risk Assessments
Does the ICS have any tools for performing a HIPAA Security Rule risk assessment?
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HIPAA Compliance
A couple of weeks ago, I received a phone call from one of our clients in obvious distress. He indicated that his server had crashed and low and behold, both of his backups also failed. Not only did he lose three years worth of electronic patient records, but every patient’s billing information, payments, and accounting. He was obviously the most worried about what would happen if any insurance carrier were to ask for records during this period of time. Little did he know, this was only the beginning of his nightmare.
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Medical Records Access and Copy Fees – Patients and Third Parties
Since its initial passage in 1996, the HIPAA law has been implemented and expanded by regulations that have not always been easily understood by providers. This article is intended to consolidate and update ICS information about access to, disclosure of, and copying fees for patient medical records.
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HIPAA – Ignorance is Not Bliss
There is a very difficult line that we walk here at the ICS. We do not want doctors to operate under fear, but we do not want them to ignore the consequences of inaction. We talk to doctors all over the state about many issues, and some of those issues surround regulatory requirements for your office. I have heard doctors give any number of excuses about why they are not doing things right and why they are not going to change.
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HIPAA Lowers Fines but Sets Enforcement Record
If you think that you have no security issues and no privacy problems, then odds are that you should have concerns. In short, you must know that your office has taken all appropriate precautions.
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National Provider Identifier (NPI) Required for ALL Providers
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) mandated that the Secretary of Health and Human Services adopt a standard unique health identifier for health care providers. On January 23, 2004, the Secretary published a Final Rule that adopted the National Provider Identifier (NPI) as this identifier.
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Lost or Stolen Records
Breach of health information security has both regulatory and financial liability consequences. Under federal privacy laws and rules, the loss or theft of records would be considered a breach of HIPAA. The doctor is required to:
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