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Privacy/HIPAA

Dec 9, 2008 Wendy Keegan
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Maintaining the confidential nature of patient records is integral to the practice of health information management.

CHA Comment Letter Regarding Interim Privacy and Security Guidelines

Dec 3, 2009 Pam Lane
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Attached you will find CHA's comment letter regarding the Interim Privacy and Security Guidelines and the California Privacy and Security Advisory Board September 16, 2009, Approved Motions.

HHS Publishes Breach Reporting Forms

Oct 9, 2009 Lois Richardson
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Effective Sept. 23, hospitals must notify HHS of breaches of privacy of unsecured protected health information.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published web-based forms for hospitals to use to report breaches of patient privacy.

California Health Information Privacy Manual

Sep 29, 2009 Publications
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New laws on breaches, HITECH and HIPAA are the focus of this manual
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Significant new requirements have been imposed on hospitals and other health facilities with the passage of federal and state laws regulating the privacy, security, use and disclosure of health information. The California Health Information Privacy Manual was written to help hospitals understand and comply with these increasingly complex laws.

DHHS Published Interim Final Rule on Breach Notification Regulations

Sep 3, 2009 Publications
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CHA Privacy Manual updated to help hospitals understand and implement new requirements

On Aug. 24, DHHS published its interim final rule regarding breach notification requirements for hospitals and other HIPAA covered entities.