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a <br /> What HIPAA?-A Basic HIPAA Primer 08/25/2006`09:01 PM <br /> the hands of covered entities, regardless of whether the information is or has been in electronic form. <br /> The rule establishes the first"set of basic national privacy standards and fair <br /> information practices that provides all Americans with a basic level of protection and peace of mind <br /> that is essential to their full participation in their cafe". 65 Fed. Reg. at 82464The Privacy standards: t'} <br /> • Give patients new rights to access their medical records, restrict access by others, request <br /> changes, and to learn how they have been accessed <br /> • Restrict most disclosures of protected health information to the minimum needed for healthcare <br /> treatment and business operations <br /> • Provide that all patients are formally notified of covered entities' privacy practices, <br /> • Enable patients to decide if they will authorize disclosure of their protected health information <br /> (PHI) for uses other than treatment or healthcare business operations <br /> • Establish new criminal and civil sanctions for improper use or disclosure of PHI <br /> • Establish new requirements for access to records by researchers and others <br /> • Establish business associate agreements with business parteners that safeguard their use and <br /> disclosure of PHI. <br /> • Implement a comprehensive compliance program, including <br /> • Conducting an impact assessment to determine gaps between existing information <br /> practices and policies and HIPAA requirements <br /> • Reviewing functions and activities of the organization's business partners to determine <br /> where Business Associate Agreements are required <br /> • Developing and implementing enterprise-wise privacy policies and procedures to <br /> implement the Rule <br /> c, Assigning of Privacy offer who will administer the organizational.privacy program and <br /> enforce compliance <br /> o Training all members of the workforce on HPAA and organizational privacy policies <br /> o Updating systems to ensure they provide adequate protection of patient data <br /> • More about the PrivacR <br /> Go to TOP <br /> HIPAAdvisory.com <br /> Phoenix Health Systems <br /> Copyright 2000-2006.AN rights reserved. <br /> http://www.hipaadvisory.com/ GS/HIPAAprimer.htm Page 4 of 4 <br />