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CMS HIPAA Workshop |
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The following materials were distributed at an Upstate Medicare
readiness workshop on HIPAA transactions & code sets.
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e-Sources |
Enforcement Notice - CMS published a
Notice in the Federal Register regarding HIPAA enforcement procedures.
This notice sets forth the procedures for filing with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services a complaint of non-compliance with HIPAA
Administrative Simplification provisions
(except privacy). Click
to download notice.  |
| "Medicare
Providers: Their Vendors, Clearinghouses, or Other Third Party Billers,
and the HIPAA/Medicare Contingency Plan." CMS |
| NPI
Final Rule Published (pdf) - the Final Rule that adopts the National
Provider Identifier (the NPI) as the standard unique health
identifier for health care providers. This rule
becomes effective May 23, 2005, May 23, 2007 for all but
small health plans, May 23, 2008 for small health plans. |
| Myths
and Facts about the HIPAA Privacy Rule” common myths regarding
HIPAA Rules and the facts about what the law actually says, Health
Privacy Project |
| Civil
Money Penalties: Procedures for Investigations,
Imposition of Penalties, and Hearings OCR |
| Understanding the final rule.
HIMSS Briefing, Tom Walsh, CGT Healthcare Solutions. (ppt format). |
| HIPAA.org
- comprehensive online resource on HIPAA |
| HIPAA
- Privacy Essentials for the Physician Practice Office (OHIC)
Offering free documents and practical advice on HIPAA. |
| Flowchart
to determine if you're a covered entity - provided by CMS |
| HIPAA.ORG
Vendor Directory Check to see if your practice management
software vendor is compliant |
| HIPAA
FAQs - CMS
(interactive) |
| HIPAA
FAQs - HHS |
| Implementation
of the HIPAA Eligibility Transaction |
| Office
of Civil Rights - HIPAA |
| HIPAA
- Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act |
| HIPAA
Glossary -- from wedi.org |
| HIPAA's
Impact on Business Relationships - HIPAAdvisor.com |
| HIPAA
Planning Checklist for physician practices - ahima.org |
| HIPAA
Advisory |
| HIPAA
Comply |
| HIPAA
- Massachusetts Health Data Consortium |
| DSMO
- Designated Standard Maintenance Organizations |
| "How
to HIPAA" - Top 10 Tips from the AMA |
| HIPPA
Meter - from Claredi, measuring industry progress towards
compliance with transaction & code set rules |
| Tool
Kit for Small Group Providers
- California Healthcare Foundation |
| HIPAA
Updates - Upstate Medicare Division |
|
On-Line
Tools
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| How
and where to file a complaint - OCR |
| HPP
Model Complaint Form - to provide HPP with copies of complaints
submitted to OCR. |
| HIPAA
Document Templates, Forms and Checklists |
| Request
to Access PHI Log - Excel format |
| CMS
Online HIPAA Complaint Form |
| CMS
Checklist for Transactions Rule |
| Consent
form for Interpreter - AHIMA Library; in Word format |
| Model
Business Associate Agreement - AHA in Word format |
| Sample
Contracts & Policies - by the AAMC |
| Privacy
Officer Job Description |
| HIPAA
Benefit Calculator - hipaainfo.net |
| HIPAA-REGS Listserv - send mail to listserv@list.nih.gov.
Type the following into the first line in the body of the message:
subscribe HIPAA-REGS first-name last-name. Leave subject line blank |
| HSS
Listserv - Dept of Health and Human Services listserv regarding
HIPAA requirements |
| HIPAA
Forums - National HIPAA forums |
| AHA
Fact Sheet: HIPAA Medical Privacy Rules - HIPAA Fact Sheet in
chart format provided by the AHA |
| Required
Content for Authorization to Disclose & Sample Form - AHIMA |
