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Although the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy standard became effective in April, hospitals will be improving and refining their HIPAA policies for some time to come.
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Time needed to document security compliance; OCR pushes for voluntary compliance; Help available for employers
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URAC has released a draft set of HIPAA Security Accreditation standards for public comment. Once the program is completed, it will enable health care organizations to display a commitment to information security and demonstrate that they have adopted the necessary policies and procedures to ensure health information security in accordance with the HIPAA security rule, says URAC president Garry Carneal.
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The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a checklist to help health care providers who do business electronically and their business partners to comply with the administrative simplification requirements of HIPAA.
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For Baystate Health System, a $1 billion integrated health system operating in western Massachusetts, HIPAA compliance has been seen as more than a technology issue. It also is a major cultural and operational issue that has an impact on systemwide operations and the way the system and its staff interact with patients.
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HCA changes policies give more financial aid; More ED crowding seen at large, urban hospitals.
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Lori Judge, MS, HAS, director of patient financial services at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, KY, offers some feedback on her hospitals efforts at cash collection in the emergency department (ED).
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Editors note: This column runs occasionally in Hospital Access Management and addresses questions regarding the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
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Just as access managers take a breath after rushing to make sure their hospitals are in compliance with the privacy standard, its time to kick into gear for the upcoming HIPAA transaction code-set deadline, which is Oct. 16, 2003.