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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
A.
Medical Privacy: An Overview
B Covered Entities
C.
HIPAA
D.
HIPAA, Politics and the Law
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MEDICAL
PRIVACY:
AN OVERVIEW |
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CEU
Article #4 |
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How
Private Is My Medical Information?
Confidentiality
is likely to be lost in return for
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insurance coverage,
- an
employment opportunity,
- your
application for a government benefit, or
- an
investigation of health and safety at your work site.
In
short, you may have a false sense of security.
This guide provides
information on medical records NOT covered by the HIPAA Privacy
Rule.
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CEU
Article #5 |
Medical
Privacy Stories
- Individuals
Exposed
- Unauthorized
Access
- Poor
Security
- Poor
Disposal
- Medical
Information Used for Marketing
- Government
Use of Records
- Researchers
- Law
Enforcement
- Lawsuits
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Covered entities
include more than 600,000:
- health
plans,
- data clearing
houses,
- doctors,
- health
professionals,
- hospitals,
- labs,
- pharmacies,
- self-insured
businesses and
- health
and life insurers.
Covered
Entity Charts
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Guidance on how to determine whether an organization or individual is
a covered entity under the Administrative Simplification provisions of
HIPAA
Legal
users of YOUR medical records
This chart shows who can see and use your medical records for business
purposes that have nothing to do with healthcare or insurance payments.
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NEWSLETTER
ARCHIVES
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Myths
and Facts about the HIPAA Privacy Rule
HIPAA
Basics: Medical Privacy in the Electronic Age
HIPAA
Privacy Rule: Three Key Forms
Ignore
HIPAA’s Privacy Rule at your peril
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CEU
Article #6 |
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The Intent vs. The Reality
Congress
intended for the HIPAA Privacy Rule to bring
the healthcare industry into the 21st century while saving citizens
billions of dollars.
In
reality . . .
HIPAA produced absurd results because patients were no longer
asked what medical information they wanted shared and what information
they wanted to be kept private.
Barriers
were created that patients didn't want, and access was granted
to private corporations, individuals and government agencies that
patients would never have agreed to. |
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CEU
Article #8
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Privacy in the Hands of the Government: The HIPAA Privacy Regulation
Troubled Process, Troubling Results
Nothing
is simple when it comes to privacy. And nothing is straightforward
when it comes to the HIPAA privacy regulation.
Privacy
is important — health privacy even more so — and health
itself is an essential good. Privacy should not conflict with
cost-effective care. But government estimates put the cost of
the HIPAA privacy rule at 17 billion dollars, and private estimates
go much higher.
HIPAA
compliance has become a profit center for
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lawyers,
- lobbyists,
- technology
vendors,
- consultants,
and
- many
others.
The
flurry of economic activity is nice, but dollars spent on HIPAA
compliance will not go to treating sick children or keeping prescription
costs down for seniors. The American public should demand demonstrable
improvements in their privacy for this cost. |
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HIPAA,
POLITICS AND THE LAW
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Bush
Administration Fails Second Annual HIPAA Privacy Check Up
The Bush
administration has failed to actively promote and enforce the Privacy
Rule's language and intent—effectively crippling the impact of
the law.
Government
admits HIPAA strips medical privacy!
Federal
Court Upholds HIPAA Rule Against Privacy Challenge
Rules that health
information may be disclosed for "routine uses" without patient
consent.
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HIPAA
runs into legal trouble - lawsuit challenges patient privacy regulations
Legal
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