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UMA President's Blog

HIPAA Helps Page

Helping UMA member physicians understand and implement the Transaction, Privacy and Security requirements of HIPAA

Disclosures of PHI to Law Enforcement Officials

University of Utah's Records Disclosure Policies - includes forms for responding to a Subpoena

 

UMA HIPAA Security Seminar Materials

Doug Springmeyer's HIPAA Security Slide Presentation - PowerPoint file

Security Checklist - Microsoft Word Document

Security Officer Appointment Template - Microsoft Word Document

Electronic System Inventory Form - Microsoft Word Document

Security Rule Assessment - Microsoft Word Document

Security Training Log - Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet

Security Maintenance Log - Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet

WEDI "Small Practice Security Implementation White Paper" April 2004
http://www.wedi.org/snip/public/articles/dis_viewArticle.cfm?ID=221&wpType=2

 

UMA MediByte: Sample Forms & Documents

Dept. of Health & Human Services’ Dec. 3rd Guidance on HIPAA - Excellent resource!
Need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view/print this file.  123 pages, but worth the wait.

Massachusetts Medical Society’s Guidebook on HIPAA
Need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view/print this file.  Includes sample office policies, employee training materials, accounting of disclosure forms, etc.

Sample Notice of Privacy Practices (Word Document)
    Customizable Short Form (tri-fold)

Sample Authorization for the Release of Information (Word Document prepared by local health care attorney Janet I. Jensen)

Statement from Utah Dept. of Health re: Release of Information w/o Authorization
Need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view/print this file.

Sample Business Associate Agreement (Word Document prepared by U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)

Sample GAP Analysis Outline (Word Document provided by the law firm of Preston, Gates & Ellis, LLP, Tacoma, WA)

CMS Memo:  Are Small Providers Covered Entities under HIPAA?
Need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view/print this file.

DataTrace CD on HIPAA Compliance Forms & Policies (Staff Training Resource)

 

Other Medical Association Sources

AMA website HIPAA resources
Top Ten Tips, Implementation Guides, Policies, etc.

AMA Guide to HIPAA Readiness

Massachusetts Medical Society HIPAA Resources - Great site!
MassMed has assembled useful links, questions/answers, and weekly HIPAA tips.

Federal Sources of Information

CMS Website on HIPAA
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' HIPAA site

Department of Health and Human Services Administrative Simplification
Includes full-text of the rule in the Federal Register and access to all 9 HIPAA Implementation Guides and their Draft Addenda.

Other Helps

WEDI "Small Practice Security Implementation White Paper" April 2004 - NEW
http://www.wedi.org/snip/public/articles/dis_viewArticle.cfm?ID=221&wpType=2

University of Utah's Records Disclosure Policies

Utah Health Information Network's Savings Calculator

HFMA’s HIPAA Readiness Update Report

HFMA Archive of Articles

HealthLeaders: "HIPAA: Just Good eBiz" column

New Hampshire/Vermont Strategic HIPAA Implementation Plan Compliance Tools


Comments or questions regarding the UMA Web site should be directed to Mark Fotheringham, UMA V.P. of Communications; phone (801)747-3500 or email to mark@utahmed.org


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