| · | Background & History |
| · | Who Is Affected? |
| · | The Importance of Privacy |
| · | Examples of Privacy Violations |
| · | HIPAA Links |
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For Employers
If you are an employer and want to know how HIPAA applies to your
company, click here for details.
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For Healthcare Firms
If your business is healthcare and you want to know how HIPAA applies to your
company, click here for details.
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Business Associates
If are not a healthcare provider but you do business with one, you may be a Business Associate.
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HIPAA Links
Below are links to revelant links relating to HIPAA. This is list is not a total internet list, rather is includes articles and pages that you may find of value for further reading.
- The entire HIPAA act
- Office for Civil Rights; Statement of Delegation of Authority - from Donna Shalala, Secretary
- Final HIPAA regulations at Health and Human Services web page
- Health & Human Services HRSA's (Human Resources & Services Administration) web page
- Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson regarding the patient privacy rule Thursday, April 12, 2001
- The Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services HIPAA
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Administration simplification
- Strategic National Implementation Process
- HIPAAdvisory
- Principle Logic's HIPAA resources
- American Health Information Management Association
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
- hcPro
Specific links
- Flowchart for deciding who is a covered entity at HHS