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HIPAA Compliance Handbook, 2017 Edition

HIPAA Compliance Handbook, 2017 Edition

Author: Patricia I. Carter
Publisher: Aspen
ISBN: 9781454872122
Published In: December 2016
Format: Paperback , 328 pages
Jurisdiction: U.S. ? Disclaimer:
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HIPAA Compliance Handbook is intended for HIPAA coordinators, project managers, privacy officers, compliance professionals, health care record managers, and others who have the responsibility for implementing the HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations. It contains easy-to-understand explanations of the legal and regulatory provisions.

The 2017 Edition has been updated to include:
- Coverage of new guidance from OCR on access to PHI by individuals and fees for copies
- New section on ransomware
- A detailed account of Lincare, the second HHS civil monetary penalty case
- Summaries of 10 new HHS resolution agreements
- Information on the new Phase 2 Audits
- Updated State-by-State Guide to Medical Privacy Statutes
- HEALTH INFORMATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION
  - Administrative Simplification
  - To Whom Do the Administrative Simplification Regulations Apply?
  - Compliance Dates
- ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS, IDENTIFIERS, AND CODE SETS REGULATIONS
  - The Transactions
  - Identifiers and Code Sets
  - Transaction Requirements
  - Trading Partners
  - Electronic Medicare Claims
- PRIVACY REGULATIONS
  - Purpose and General Principles
  - Individual Rights
  - Use and Disclosure of PHI
  - Special Applications of the Rules Relating to Uses and Disclosures
  - Administrative Requirements
  - Business Associates
  - Other Key Concepts
  - Compliance Programs
  - Health Information Exchanges
- SECURITY REGULATIONS
  - General Principles of the Security Regulations
  - Implementing an Effective Security Program
  - Documentation, Policies, and Procedures
  - Integration of Privacy and Security
  - Special Topics in Security
- EMPLOYER-SPONSORED GROUP HEALTH PLANS
  - Applicability
  - Covered Plans
  - Non–Health Plan Information
  - Transaction Standards
  - Privacy Regulations
  - Security Regulations
  - Plan Document Requirements for Privacy and Security
- ENFORCEMENT
  - Enforcement
  - HIPAA Civil Penalties
  - Civil Complaints and Investigations
  - Resolution Agreements
  - HIPAA Criminal Penalties
  - Criminal Prosecution
  - Medicare Exclusion
  - Security Compliance Reviews
  - No Private Right of Action
  - Using HIPAA Standards in State Law Actions
- APPENDIX A: SAMPLE BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT PROVISIONS - PRIVACY
- APPENDIX B: SAMPLE BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT PROVISIONS - PRIVACY & SECURITY
- APPENDIX C: SAMPLE PLAN DOCUMENT AMENDMENT
- APPENDIX D: SECURITY MATRIX
- APPENDIX E: SAMPLE - INTERVIEW AND DOCUMENT REQUEST FOR HIPAA SECURITY ONSITE INVESTIGATIONS AND COMPLIANCE REVIEWS
- APPENDIX F: GLOSSARY OF HIPAA DEFINITIONS
- APPENDIX G: STATE-BY-STATE GUIDE TO MEDICAL PRIVACY STATUTES
- APPENDIX H: SUMMARY OF THE HITECH ACT's PRIVACY/SECURITY PROVISIONS
Patricia I. Carter

Patricia I. Carter, J.D advises health care providers on HIPAA and other privacy and confidentiality laws, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rules, provider licensing, compliance programs, medical staff issues, provider contracting, and other regulatory and corporate law matters. In addition, she has advised employers and health plans on ERISA, HIPAA, and other health plan and benefits issues.

Ms. Carter is a frequent lecturer and writer on the HIPAA privacy and security regulations. She received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Hamline University School of Law, and her B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota. During the preparation of this book, Ms. Carter was a partner with the law firm of Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A., in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and a member of the firm's Health Law Practice Group. She recently joined the law department of a large nonprofit health system.