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Managed Care December 2002 Fox et al.	Modified HIPAA Privacy Rule Affects Research, Marketing, Security A modified rule allows the use and disclosure of "limited data sets" of personal health information for research, health care operations, or public health activities. These sets do not include direct identifiers, such as name, address, or Social Security number.
Nursing Management April 2010 Lisa A. Gallagher	Revisiting HIPAA The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Privacy and Security Rules have been in effect since 2002-03.
Managed Care May 2002 David Humiston & Stephen M. Crane	Will Your State's Privacy Law Be Superseded by HIPAA? Careful interpretation required: Health plans operating in multiple states have a challenge sorting out where the federal law trumps state statutes
Managed Care November 2001 Darren T. Binder	Determining Who Is Covered By HIPAA Privacy Regulation Because there are significant penalties associated with noncompliance with the new HIPAA, business leaders must determine whether their operations put them at risk of violating the regulations...
Managed Care June 2002 T. Emmet Thornton	HIPAA Affects Docs' Response To Subpoenas for Medical Data The Health Insurance Portability and Privacy Act of 1996 will supersede state law on medical-record subpoenas in several respects.
Managed Care April 2001 Michael Levin-Epstein	President's Privacy-Rule Review Creates Controversy, Confusion The final medical privacy regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) stand out in terms of controversy and confusion. The end game is still cast in doubt...
Entrepreneur March 2003 Mark Henricks	Private Business The word from HIPAA is to keep it zipped when it comes to employee health issues.
Managed Care April 2000 Mark D. Abruzzo, J.D.	Despite What You Hear, State Privacy Statutes No Threat to DM In Managed Care's November 1999 issue, Al Lewis, president of the Disease Management Association of America, wrote about potential pitfalls facing DM. One identified by Lewis was state privacy laws, a topic that merits further attention....
CIO March 15, 2004 Alison Bass	Health-Care I.T As more health-care providers move toward electronic medical records that they can easily share via the Internet, the potential for abuse grows.
Managed Care February 2002 Michael Levin-Epstein	Plans, Providers Should Use HIPAA Breathing Room Wisely HMOs may delay compliance with HIPAA electronic transactions and code reporting requirements for one year under legislation passed by Congress late last year. However, the new law doesn't affect information privacy requirements slated to take effect in 2003...
Managed Care February 2001 Michael Levin-Epstein	HIPAA Privacy Rules Create Uncertainty, Compliance Woes When it comes to information-sharing, just when does 'no' mean 'no'? What about conflicting statutes? We have two years to sort it out...
Managed Care January 2002	1-Year Delay Near In Implementation Of HIPAA Rules It looks like most players in health care -- IT vendors excluded -- will get what they want if a bill delaying the deadline for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's electronic claims standards becomes law...
Managed Care April 2002	HHS Applies 'Common Sense' To Privacy Regs In what is being hailed -- or scorned, depending upon the source -- as a major victory for the health care industry, the Bush administration has issued proposed revisions to privacy regulations...
Managed Care September 2000	Countdown Begins for Compliance With HIPAA Electronic Standards If you thought a lot of time and money was spent on Y2K readiness, you ain't seen nothin' yet. Complying with the new rules for electronic transaction standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is expected to exceed Y2K in terms of dollars and work hours...
InternetNews April 21, 2005 Tim Gray	HIPAA Deadline Passes Health care organizations still working to comply with privacy and security technology provisions of HIPAA.
Managed Care May 2001	New Privacy Rules May Provide Boost For IT Companies For all the whining about HIPAA from providers and payers, there are reports that a growing share of them are beginning to see the value of it in long-term savings...
Inc. November 2003 Alison Stein Wellner	The Privacy Time Bomb If you provide health insurance, you're sitting on a potential privacy time bomb. Here's how to defuse it.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2003 Tonya Vinas	Ready Or Not, Here Comes HIPAA New federal health-information regulations have companies scrambling to comply.
Managed Care October 2002 Pamela L. Popp	How To -- And Not To -- Disclose Medical Errors to Patients Health care facilities and physician practices must commence development and implementation of a disclosure policy. The policy should include a statement of the need and willingness of the patient and physician to have an open and honest relationship and a constant dialogue.
Managed Care August 2002 Michael S. Victoroff	Prying Eyes Push Against Boundary of Medical Privacy It seems some folks have been publishing on the Internet pictures of women visiting abortion clinics. Is this constitutionally protected journalism? Or a violation of privacy?
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler	Data disclosure, integrity challenge pharma Transparency initiatives are multiplying, affecting research, marketing and compliance.
CIO November 1, 2002 Ben Worthen	How to Meet Tomorrow's Privacy Rules Today When it comes to preparing for impending security regulations, health-care CIOs have some simple advice: Act now.
Managed Care December 2001	Survey: HMOs confused about HIPAA privacy regs Though the clock is ticking for HMOs to comply with new privacy guidelines under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, indications are that many companies are confused about what they need to do...
Managed Care September 2002	New Privacy Regulations Almost Certain To Be Tested The Bush administration is moving to loosen health-privacy protections by requiring that providers tell patients about their privacy rights and make only a "good-faith effort" to get a written acknowledgement of that notice.
Managed Care December 2002 Joyce Ochs	Providers, Plans Misinformed About Vendor Software Capability Software vendors are not affected by HIPAA, although their customers are. Jeffrey Fusile, the partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers who heads the HIPAA Advisory Services, claims that "vendors and clearinghouses have misled people to a fault."
Managed Care December 2001 John Carroll	The Coming HIPAA Crisis HIPAA's timetable has been known for years, but many organizations that the law covers are dawdling pitifully in preparing for compliance...
CFO June 15, 2012 Rob Livingstone	Before You Sign That Cloud Contract If you decide to use cloud-computing services, be sure your contract with the provider gives you maximum protection.
Bank Technology News May 2007 Klosek & Troxclair	Banks Need A Disclosure "Action Plan" Companies from a range of industries have been criticized for sharing customer information in response to governmental demands, in most cases without proving prior notice to the customers whose information is being shared. Here are some suggestions for dealing with this issue.
CIO July 1, 2003 Alice Dragoon	Eight (Not So) Simple Steps to the HIPAA Finish Line While much of the new security rule is common sense, meeting it by the 2005 deadline won't be easy. Here's a checklist to ease your heartburn.
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2010 Mark D. Kotwick	Foreign Privacy Laws and the Cross Border Transfer of Information In an increasingly global financial world, it's helpful to have some basic knowledge about the rules and regs regarding international privacy law.
OCC Bulletin September 8, 2000	Privacy Laws and Regulations This document is designed to assist national banks and their subsidiaries in complying with federal laws and regulations relating to the disclosure of consumer financial information...
Managed Care March 2006 Taylor & Eck	It's Time for CMS to Release Physician Medicare Claim Information The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services is a rich source of price and quality data. Isn't it about time it shared that data?
Fast Company September 14, 2011 Emma Haak	Global E-Health Forum Protecting patients' medical information in the digital age is no easy feat.
CIO March 15, 2006 Allan Holmes	The Profits in Privacy Contrary to popular belief, protecting the privacy of customer data and making a profit are not mutually exclusive goals. Here are several leading companies who have accomplished both and how they pulled it off.
PC World March 15, 2001 Andrew Brandt	Privacy Watch: Medical Records Privacy Law Threatened A handful of insurance and medical industry companies want to sell your personal data. A look at the current state of the law in the U.S.
CIO September 1, 2003 Stephanie Overby	India to Adopt Data Privacy Rules European Union data protection rules prompted India to enact its own law mandating safeguards for data sent to India for offshore outsourcing contracts.
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2012 Andrea Sobrio	Innovative Contracting: What is the Verdict? Industry is finding it harder to secure market access and payer uptake for new products. Innovative contracting may offer a solution. Is it working?
OCC Bulletin May 10, 2004	Risk Management of New, Expanded, or Modified Bank Products and Services The risk management principles in this bulletin outline the expectations of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and apply to the introduction of traditional and non-traditional bank products and services, as well as modifications to existing products and services.
InternetNews June 3, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Privacy a Stumbling Block in Healthcare IT Government's push for universal electronic health records brings tech firms into thorny privacy debate.
Salon.com December 21, 2000 Dawn MacKeen	The medical privacy debate Do Clinton's new guidelines go far enough?
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 Blaine Aikin	New Disclosure Regimen Planners are facing considerable competition from brokers in the arena of retirement plans, and the reality that brokers typically don't work as fiduciaries is a thorn in planners' sides.
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2012 Feam & Lagus	Providing Access Now While regulatory frameworks and medical practices differ between countries, many patients still need early access to new drugs. Industry can help.
Insurance & Technology June 16, 2004 Anthony O'Donnell	Insurers Lag on HIPAA Security Rule While health insurers are generally better prepared for the April 21, 2005, HIPAA security rule's deadline than other healthcare industry participants, they still face compliance-readiness challenges.
Managed Care April 2000 Mark Abernathy	Avoid Common Problems In Risk-Sharing Contracts These arrangements too often become a hindrance instead of a help. Simple precautions today can help prevent major headaches later on.
CIO March 15, 2001	Policing Privacy Find the answers to all your Internet privacy law questions: Web hosts and COPPA... Privacy issues while trying to track down hackers... Monitoring employee Internet use in Canada... Privacy laws by country...
InternetNews March 6, 2008 Susan Kuchinskas	See My Profile on MyDisease Do privacy concerns about putting personal health information online outweigh the benefits?
BusinessWeek October 24, 2005 Timothy J. Mullaney	Protecting Patients' Privacy President Bush's health-tech czar has a plan to ensure that health records stored on a national network don't fall into the wrong hands.
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2013 Al Topin	The Doctor-Patient Disconnect Doctor-patient conversations aren't always what we think; this basic interaction represents both a problem and an opportunity for today's drug marketers, says the author.
American Journal of Nursing December 2011 Mary K. Walton	Supporting Family Caregivers: Communicating with Family Caregivers A transformation is under way in acute care, at least in the United States, from provider-centered care to patient- and family-centered care.
American Family Physician April 1, 2002 Forrest Lang	Interviewing When Family Members Are Present The presence of family members at an office visit creates unique opportunities and challenges for the physician while interviewing the patient. The physician must address issues of confidentiality, privacy, and agency...