Related Links
HIPAAdvisory
Sponsored by Phoenix Health Systems, but a non-commercial site. Has extensive information about HIPAA, including latest news, FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), links to the actual regulations, and more.
AHIMA - American Health Information Management Association
- AHIMA Practice Briefs - AHIMA practice briefs on Consent for the Use or Disclosure of Individually Identifiable Health Information, Minimum Necessary standard, definition of health record, etc.
Workforce for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI)
- WEDI Glossary of HIPAA terminology
- WEDI HIPAA SNIP (Strategic National Implementation Group) - Assessing industry-wide HIPAA Administrative Simplification implementation readiness, to bring about the national coordination necessary for successful compliance.
- WEDI SNIP Security & Privacy workgroup - Includes links to excellent white papers.
- What is HIPAA? (from WEDI SNIP)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services HIPAA
Office for Civil Rights (enforcers of the HIPAA Privacy Standards) - links to educational materials, regulations and standards and background information
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Office of Inspector General