The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) red flags rules for financial institutions and creditors to fight identity theft require compliance by most healthcare providers on Friday, May 1, 2009. See this post for more information on how to prepare for tomorrow’s deadline.
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Red Flags Rules Compliance Countdown: 2 days
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) red flags rules for financial institutions and creditors to fight identity theft require compliance by most healthcare providers on Friday, May 1, 2009. See this post for more information on how to prepare for Friday’s deadline.
Red Flags Rules Compliance Countdown: 3 days
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) red flags rules for financial institutions and creditors to fight identity theft require compliance by most healthcare providers on Friday, May 1, 2009. See this post for more information on how to prepare for Friday’s deadline.
FTC’s “Red Flags” Rule to Prevent Identity Theft Requires Compliance by Healthcare Providers on Friday, May 1, 2009
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) “red flags” rules for financial institutions and creditors to fight identity theft require compliance by most healthcare providers on Friday, May 1, 2009. HIPAA.com recommends that healthcare providers examine three documents, which we have available at HIPAA.com, to determine their responsibilities with respect to compliance with the red flag rules. These documents are: » Identity Theft Red Flag Flags and Address Discrepancies Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003; Final Rule, published in the Federal Register on November 9, 2007. The preamble of the Final Rule, which discusses the purpose, intent, and scope of coverage, appears on pages 63718-63733. Of particular importance…
Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 12 CFR Part 41, 222, 334, 364, 571 and 717 16 CFR Part 681 Idendity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. ACTION: Joint Final Rules and Guidelines. Download (Requires Acrobat Reader)
Information Access Management: Isolating Healthcare Clearinghouse Functions-What to Do and How to Do It
In our series on the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security Rule, this is the first implementation specification for the Administrative Safeguard Standard (Information Access Management). This implementation specification is required. What to Do If a healthcare clearinghouse is part of a larger organization, the clearinghouse must implement policies and procedures that protect the electronic protected health information of the clearinghouse from unauthorized access by the larger organization. Remember, a clearinghouse is defined as a covered entity, but also can serve in the role of a business associate to other covered entities, namely a health plan or healthcare provider. How to Do It This implementation specification is required, but is not likely…
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. AGENCY: 111th US Congress. ACTION: Act. Download (Requires Acrobat Reader)
President Obama to Sign ARRA’s HITECH provisions Tuesday, February 17, 2009, in Denver, CO
The Senate joined the House on Friday evening, February 13, 2009, in passing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which includes provisions relating to Health Information Technology. Title XIII of Division A and Title IV of Division B together are known as the “Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act” or the “HITECH Act.” We will be highlighting attributes of the HITECH Act through the end of February. Contrary to the political blather, this legislation is a significant step forward in providing funding and incentives to accelerate adoption of standardized and interoperable electronic business and clinical technologies in healthcare and in strengthening privacy safeguards for patients’ protected health…
The HIPAA Privacy Rule’s Right of Access and Health Information Technology
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights Download (Requires Acrobat Reader)
Privacy Summary
SUMMARY OF THE HIPAA PRIVACY RULE HIPAA Compliance Assistance AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights, HHS. Download (Requires Acrobat Reader)