Other HIPAA Resources-Privacy and Security
The following are additional reference links that are presented as a convenience from the SNIP Security and Privacy Workgroup.
The existence of a link should not be assumed as an endorsement by WEDI, or any of the individual Security and Privacy Workgroup members. WEDI is not responsible for the contents of any such resources.
Government Sites
DHHS - Administrative Simplification
DHHS - Health Insurance and Portability Act of 1996
CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMS - Medicare EDI Home Page
HCFA - Medicare HIPAA Documents
NCVHS - National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
U.S. Government Printing Office
State and Regional Organizations
WPC - Publisher of HIPAA Implementation Guides
HIPAA Implementation Guides
HIPAA Transactions and EDI Business Primer
Healthcare Provider Taxonomy
Privacy and Security
HIPAA Security Final Rule – Official Version Posted to the Federal Register
Combined HIPAA Security and Privacy Regulations. Note: this link brings you to a document that is an unofficial version of 45 CFR 160 and 164, complied by an industry leader
NIST Guide to Computer Security Log Management, April 2006 – This document provides detailed information on developing, implementing, and maintaining effective log management practices throughout an enterprise.
AFEHCT - American Association of Health Care Transactions
Medical Records, Privacy & Confidentiality
CPT's Page on Medical Privacy
Health Privacy Project
MIS Training Institute Audit and Security Training
Professional Associations and Standards Organizations
AAMI - Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
AAMT - American Association For Medical Transcription
ADA - American Dental Association
AFEHCT - American Association of Health Care Transactions
AHMIA - American Health Information Management Association
AMIA - American Medical Informatics Association
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
ASTM - American Society for Testing & Materials
CHIM - Center for Healthcare Information Management
CHIME - College of Healthcare Information Management Executives
DISA - Data Interchange Standards Associations
EHNAC - Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission
HIMSS - Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
MHMIA - Michigan Health Information Management Association
MRI - Medical Records Institute
NCPDP - National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
NUBC - National Uniform Billing Committee
NUCC - National Uniform Claims Committee
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