...Health and Human Services issued the HIPAA Security Rule91 to require that health care providers put in place appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the privacy of medical records. The Security Rule requires health care providers to: • Assess potential risks and...

...in HIPAA's privacy rules, effective April 14, 2003/2004. (The privacy rules require covered entities to "have in place appropriate administrative, technical,...protect the privacy of protected health information.") Note that the safeguard requirements contained in HIPAA's privacy rules apply to protected health information...

...and case law. Section 164.530(cXD of the new HIPAA regulations provides that a covered entity must "have in place appropriate administrative, technical,...protect the privacy of protected health information." The Department of Health & Human Services could have confined its entire HIPAA regulations to this...

...information has been improperly disclosed. Moreover, the regulations require covered entities to implement administrative, technical and physical safeguards...protect the privacy of protected health information, for example, (1) shredding documents containing protected health information prior to disposal, (2)...

...from any intentional or unintentional use or disclosure that is in violation of the Rule. They must have in place appropriate administrative, technical,...and physical safeguards to protect the privacy of PHI. "Reasonable safeguards" means that covered entities must make reasonable efforts to prevent uses...

...procedures • Training of all members of the workforce who obtain protected health information • Administrative, technical, and physical safeguards...protect the privacy of protected health information • Detailed specifications of what must be documented to ensure compliance There are three additional...

...provided, as required by paragraph (j) of this section. (cXl) Standard: safeguards. A covered entity must have in place appropriate administrative, technical,...protect the privacy of protected health information. (2) Implementation specification: safeguards. (i) A covered entity must reasonably safeguard protected...

...c. The basis for these standards is actually articulated in the Regulations: "a covered entity must have in place appropriate administrative, technical,...protect the privacy of protected health information." 45 CFR § 164.530(c)(l). This is the so-called mini-security rule. 3. Privacy Regulations. a. The privacy...

...entity. § 164.530 Administrative requirements (c) (l) Standard: Safeguards. A covered entity must have in place appropriate administrative, technical,...and physical safeguards to protect the privacy of PHI. (2) Implementation specification: Safeguards. (i) A covered entity must reasonably safeguard PHI...

...involves the use of your patients' PHI. (See the Business Associate Agreement SOP in this book.) 6. Put in place appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the privacy of health information. A. Conduct a Gap Analysis on the flow and storage of PHI in your office. B. Document...