HIPAA
The Center for Practice Improvement and Innovation has put together the following resources to help member practices comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
Government Links
These information pages from the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) offer well organized web pages, including easily searchable FAQs, regarding all parts of HIPAA.
- HIPAA General Information
- Privacy and Security Rules
- Transactions and Code Sets
- Get Ready for Version 5010
- 5010 Transition Fact Sheet
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- 5010 Provider Action Checklist
- Other 5010 Resources
- ICD-10
- Enforcement
- Breach and Notification Rules
ACP and Other Manuals and Resources
The following resources can be used in physician practices to help implement compliance with all parts of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification rules. Manuals can be used for practice risk assessments, as a framework for staff training, customizable forms and checklists, as well as for background information.
- HIPAA Privacy Manual
- Communicating with Patient Family, Friends, and Caregivers
- HIPAA Privacy Forms in Spanish [Mexican (Word version)]
- HIPAA Security Manual
- HITECH Act
- Breach and Notification Rules
Links to other HIPAA Resources
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