General Surgery Coding Alert - 2008 Issue 28
Compliance: Take 6 Steps to Shore Up Your HIPAA Compliance
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Article Overview
This article discusses practical ways healthcare organizations can improve HIPAA compliance and prepare for increased regulatory scrutiny. It focuses on maintaining and updating policies and procedures, evaluating security practices, training staff, performing internal audits, and considering privacy and security when adopting new technology. The guidance is aimed at covered entities, compliance staff, and healthcare managers responsible for protecting patient information.
Why This Topic Matters
HIPAA compliance failures can expose organizations to enforcement actions, patient complaints, and security risks. This article helps readers understand the broad operational areas that should be reviewed to keep privacy and security programs current.
What You Will Learn
- How HIPAA compliance programs may need to be refreshed over time
- What broad operational areas are commonly reviewed in a HIPAA compliance effort
- Why workforce training and periodic self-audits matter for privacy and security
- How technology planning can affect HIPAA-related security preparedness
Who Should Read This
- Healthcare compliance professionals
- Practice managers
- Privacy and security officers
- Health care administrators
- IT decision-makers in healthcare
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