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HIPAA Final Rule: Today is Effective Date–Covered Entities and Business Associates Have 180 Days to Comply

March 26, 2013. Today is the first big milestone since publication in the Federal Register on January 25, 2013, of the Final Rule: Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act [HITECH Act] and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; Other Modifications of the HIPAA Rules. Today is the effective date of the Final Rule, and covered entities and business associates must comply by September 23, 2013.


HIPAA Final Rule: Notice of Privacy Practices for Protected Health Information: Provision of Notice (2)

March 25, 2013. Today, we continue going through the HIPAA Privacy Rule, section by section, as modified in the Final Rule: Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act [HITECH Act] and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; Other Modifications of the HIPAA Rules, which was published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2013. The effective date of the Final Rule is March 26, 2013, and covered entities and business associates must comply by September 23, 2013. Tomorrow, March 26, 2013, is the effective date of the Final Rule.


HIPAA Final Rule: Notice of Privacy Practices for Protected Health Information: Content of Notice (1)

March 22, 2013. Today, we continue going through the HIPAA Privacy Rule, section by section, as modified in the Final Rule: Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act [HITECH Act] and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; Other Modifications of the HIPAA Rules, which was published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2013. The effective date of the Final Rule is March 26, 2013, and covered entities and business associates must comply by September 23, 2013. On Monday, March 25, we present 45 CFR 164.520(c): Implementation specifications: Provision of Notice.


HIPAA Final Rule: More on Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information of Decedents

March 13, 2013. Today, we continue going through the HIPAA Privacy Rule, section by section, as modified in the Final Rule: Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act [HITECH Act] and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; Other Modifications of the HIPAA Rules, which was published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2013. The effective date of the Final Rule is March 26, 2013, and covered entities and business associates must comply by September 23, 2013. Tomorrow, we begin two days presentation of modifications to the Notice of Privacy Practices for Protected Health Information.


HIPAA Final Rule: Protected Health Information of Deceased Individuals

March 12, 2013. Today, we continue going through the HIPAA Privacy Rule, section by section, as modified in the Final Rule: Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act [HITECH Act] and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; Other Modifications of the HIPAA Rules, which was published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2013. The effective date of the Final Rule is March 26, 2013, and covered entities and business associates must comply by September 23, 2013. Tomorrow, we look at a related modified HIPAA Privacy Rule pertaining to decedents: 45 CFR 164.510(b): Disclosures about a decedent to family members and others involved in care.


HIPAA Final Rule: More on Business Associate Uses & Disclosures in the Business Associate Contract

March 11, 2013. Today, we continue going through the HIPAA Privacy Rule, section by section, as modified in the Final Rule: Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act [HITECH Act] and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; Other Modifications of the HIPAA Rules, which was published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2013. The effective date of the Final Rule is March 26, 2013, and covered entities and business associates must comply by September 23, 2013. Tomorrow, we close the presentation of 45 CFR 174.502 with 164.502(f): Standard: Deceased individuals.


HIPAA Final Rule: Disclosures to Business Associates

March 8, 2013. Today, we continue going through the HIPAA Privacy Rule, section by section, as modified in the Final Rule: Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act [HITECH Act] and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; Other Modifications of the HIPAA Rules, which was published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2013. The effective date of the Final Rule is March 26, 2013, and covered entities and business associates must comply by September 23, 2013. On Monday, March 11, we shall present the content of 45 CFR 164.504(e). On Tuesday, we close the presentation of 45 CFR 164.502 with 164.502(f): Standard: Deceased individuals.


HIPAA Final Rule: Prohibited Uses and Disclosures–Sale of Protected Health Information

March 7, 2013. Today, we continue going through the HIPAA Privacy Rule, section by section, as modified in the Final Rule: Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act [HITECH Act] and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; Other Modifications of the HIPAA Rules, which was published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2013. The effective date of the Final Rule is March 26, 2013, and covered entities and business associates must comply by September 23, 2013. Tomorrow, we look at modifications to 45 CFR 164.502(e): Standard: Disclosures to business associates.



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