Related Links

HIPAA

http://www.hipaadvisory.com
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.

http://www.hipaadvisory.com/regs/index.htm
Links to copies of the regulations, including Guidance on Privacy Rule issued by DHHS December, 2002.

http://www.ahima.org
AHIMA - American Health Information Management Association

http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/web_assets/bok1_016846.hcst
AHIMA practice briefs on Consent for the Use or Disclosure of Individually Identifiable Health Information, Minimum Necessary standard, definition of health record, etc.

http://www.wedi.org
Workforce for Electronic Data Interchange homepage

http://www.wedi.org/public/articles/hipaa_glossary.pdf
Glossary of HIPAA terminology, from WEDI

http://www.wedi.org/snip
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Exchange (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.

http://www.wedi.org/snip/public/articles/dis_publicDisplay.cfm?docType=6&wptype=2
WEDI SNIP Security & Privacy workgroup, includes links to excellent white papers.

http://www.wedi.org/snip/public/articles/index%7E6.htm
What is HIPAA? (from WEDI SNIP)

http://www.cms.gov/hipaa/
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services HIPAA website

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
Website maintained by the Office for Civil Rights (enforcers of the HIPAA Privacy Standards) with links to educational materials, regulations and standards and background information