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HIPAA Documents

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Advisorys & Articles

  1. Action Kit: HIPAA Privacy Rule—Consent is Key
  2. Arnold & Porter Advisory
  3. Bulletin on Regulating the Electronic Transfer of Health Information
  4. Bulletin on Regulating the Privacy of Individual Health Information
  5. Documentation Issues for Emergency Hospital Admission
  6. Documentation Issues for Skilled Nursing Providers
  7. Executive Summary on HIPAA
  8. Peer Review Records: "Does HIPAA Provide Back Door Access to Peer Review Records?"


Assessments

  1. Data Privacy and Security Considerations
  2. HIPAA Assessment Questions
  3. HIPAA Privacy Standards Assessment Questionnaire / Gap Analysis Grid
  4. Information Systems
  5. Internal Assessment Tool
  6. Inventory of Privacy Policies
  7. Privacy Considerations
  8. Privacy Assessment Form
  9. Preliminary HIPAA Assessment


Charts & Documents

  1. Business Associates Letter
  2. Chart-HIPAA Responsibility
  3. Chart-"What do I need to use or disclose this information?"
  4. Chart-"Who is a covered entity?"
  5. Chart-HIPAA Gantt Chart for Privacy Standards
  6. Chart-HIPAA Quick Reference
  7. Charts on Impact of HIPAA
  8. Communication & Training Plan
  9. Communication Paper for HIPAA
  10. Email Usage  
  11. HIPAA Summary
  12. HIPAA Topic Review
  13. Index to Final HIPAA Privacy Regulations
  14. Inventory of Privacy Regulations Groupings
  15. Policy & Written Plan
  16. Privacy Log
  17. Privacy Standards Subteam Charter
  18. Privacy Team Deliverables
  19. Privacy Tool: Privacy Regulations HIPAA- Administrative Simplification Internal Assessment
  20. Summary of Privacy Rule Policy Requirements
  21. Transaction & Code Sets Objectives
  22. Uses & Disclosures Group Charter
  23. Work Plan

 
Contracts & Forms

  1. Assessment Services Agreement
  2. Assurance Regarding Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information Covered by an Alteration or Waiver of Authorization for Use or Disclosure
  3. Authorization Form D for the Use and Disclosure of PHI Created for Research that Includes Treatment 
  4. Authorization Form for Disclosure of Protected Health Information
  5. Authorization for Use and Disclosure of Existing Health Information in Connection with Research Approved by [IRB]
  6. Authorization for Use and Disclosure of Health Information Created for Research Approved by [IRB]
  7. Authorization for Use and Disclosure of PHI for Reasons Other than Treatment, Payment or Healthcare Operations
  8. Business Associate Agreements
  9. Business Associate Contract
  10. Business Associate Agreement Addendum
  11. Business Associate Provision
  12. Certification for Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information for the Purpose of Review Preparatory to Research
  13. Certification for Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information of Deceased Individuals
  14. Consent Form
  15. Computer Access & Confidentiality Agreement
  16. Designation of Affiliates and Components as a Single Covered Entity
  17. Demand for Removal of Legally Protected Material from a Website
  18. "General Authorization" for Disclosure of PHI for Treatment, Payment and Healthcare Operations
  19. HIPAA Business Associate Amendment
  20. HIPAA Vendor Letter
  21. Notice of Privacy Practices 1
  22. Notice of Privacy Practices 2
  23. PHI Amendments Form
  24. PHI Disclosure Log
  25. Privacy Checlist
  26. Short Form Business Associate Agreement


Job Descriptions

  1. Chief HIPAA Officer
  2. Corporate Compliance Officer/(Chief) Privacy Officer
  3. Corporate Privacy Officer
  4. Position Statement for Privacy Official
  5. Privacy and Security Program Directory
  6. Privacy Officer Job Description
  7. Privacy Official Description

Policies & Procedures

  1. Access and Amendment of Individually Identifiable Health Information
  2. Accommodating Patients Requesting to Amend or Correct Their Health Record
  3. Application of the Minimum Necessary Standard to the Use & Disclosure of Protected Health Information
  4. Collection and Disclosure of PHI on Personal Digital Assistants, and on PCs
  5. Collection, Storage and Disclosure of Personal Health Information to Ensure Patient’s Rights to Privacy
  6. Confidential Information
  7. Disclosure of De-identified Information  
  8. Documentation of IRB Approval of Alteration or Waiver of Authorization for Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information for Research
  9. Facsimile Policy
  10. From One Covered Entity to Another Covered Entity for Requests Made by an Individual for Disclosure of His or Her Own PHI
  11. Confidentiality of Protected Patient Health and Financial Information
  12. Patient Access to Health Information  
  13. Patient Security and Privacy Considerations Regarding E-Mail Systems
  14. PHI Created for Research that Includes Treatment
  15. Physical Access to PHI
  16. Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information for Fundraising Purposes
  17. Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information for Marketing Purposes
  18. Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information for Research Without Individual Authorization
  19. Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information for the Purpose of Treatment, Payment or Health Care Operations
  20. Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information Unrelated to Treatment, Payment, or Health Care Operations


Powerpoint

  1. Discounts & Perks
  2. Introduction to HIPAA for Physicians
  3. HHS Guidance for Privacy Under HIPAA
  4. HIPAA Administrative Simplification, Privacy & Security
  5. HIPAA Compliance Officer Education
  6. HIPAA Educational Primer
  7. HIPAA Introduction to OB Docs
  8. HIPAA Leadership
  9. HIPAA Minimum Necessary Standard
  10. HIPAA Overview
  11. HIPAA Presentation: "What it is and How it Affects Us"
  12. HIPAA Privacy
  13. HIPAA Privacy and the Academic Medical Center
  14. HIPAA Privacy Presentation on Final Regulations
  15. HIPAA Privacy & Security Standards
  16. HIPAA Security Overview
  17. Multi-Institutional and Hybrid Entity Issues
  18. Privacy of Health Information for Deceased Individuals


Websites

  1. Ivan’s Insights
  2. Websites of Interest