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      HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance

      For many years, medical practices that are HIPAA covered entities have worked long and hard to comply with privacy and security provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

       

  • How Do Physicians Comply With HIPAA?

    • Use these resources to learn more about HIPAA privacy and security compliance.

       

      Education: View TMA's educational programs on HIPAA privacy and security compliance.

      E-tips: TMA offers physicians (general information) advice on issues related to HIPAA compliance.

      Meaningful Use HIPAA Security Risk Analysis (Action, Oct. 15, 2012)

      Download a sample Business Associates Agreement.  membersonlyred(2) 

      Download a Notice of Privacy Practices.  membersonlyred(2) 

  • HIPAA Announcements

    • Get the latest information on HIPAA privacy and security compliance.

       

      Privacy and security update: risk analysis for health care professionals (TMLT article, Mar.15, 2013) 

      HIPAA and Medical Power of Attorney (E-Tips, Feb. 11, 2013)

      Eight Steps to a HIPAA Security Risk Analysis (E-Tips, Feb. 11, 2013) 

      Health Plan Requests for PHI (E-Tips, Feb. 11, 2013)

      How to Render PHI "Deidentified" (E-Tips, Jan. 23, 2013)

      HIPAA Privacy Training: Why Now Is a Good Time  

      Zip It! Feds, State Strengthen Privacy Protection (Texas Medicine, July 2012)  membersonlyred(2) 

      Texas Privacy: New Law Protects Health Information (Texas Medicine, Dec. 2011)  membersonlyred(2) 

      TMA’s comments on HHS Accounting of Disclosures proposed rule (Aug. 1, 2011)

      What You Need to Know about the New HIPAA Breach Notification Rule (PDF) - AMA 

      The National Provider Identifier Fact Sheet (PDF) (CMS, January 2006)

  • More Resources

    • View the following links for more information on HIPAA privacy and security compliance.

       

      DocbookMD 
      Find out about this HIPAA-compliant communication tool for your smartphone or tablet. 

      U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
      View frequently-asked questions, rules, enforcement plans, etc.

      Privacy and security update: risk analysis for health care professionals (TMLT article, Mar. 15, 2013) 

      Hot Topic Bibliography - HITECH/HIPAA  

      HIPAA News Archive
      The history, politics and changing concepts behind HIPAA are chronicled in the archived articles.


      HIPAA Education Modules:
      The federal Office of Civil Rights (OCR) released three modules for physicians on compliance with various aspects of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, available at Medscape.org:

      1. Patient Privacy: A Guide for Providers  

      2. HIPAA and You: Building a Culture of Compliance  

      3. Examining Compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule   

      The Medscape modules offer free Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits for physicians.
      For more information, please visit http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy.


  • NOTICE: The Texas Medical Association provides this information with the express understanding that 1) no attorney-client relationship exists, 2) neither TMA nor its attorneys are engaged in providing legal advice and 3) that the information is of a general character. This is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. While every effort is made to ensure that content is complete, accurate and timely, TMA cannot guarantee the accuracy and totality of the information contained in this publication and assumes no legal responsibility for loss or damages resulting from the use of this content. You should not rely on this information when dealing with personal legal matters; rather legal advice from retained legal counsel should be sought. Certain links provided with this information connect to websites maintained by third parties. TMA has no control over these websites or the information, goods or services provided by third parties. TMA shall have no liability for any use or reliance by a user on these third-party websites.

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