Summary
HIPAA Compliance Handbook is intended for privacy officers, compliance professionals, health information management professionals, health care record managers, HIPAA coordinators, project managers, and others who have the responsibility for implementing the HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations. It contains easy-to-understand explanations of the legal and regulatory provisions.
The 2021 edition provides the following benefits:
- New sections on HHS COVID-19 guidance and enforcement discretion, relating to:
- Privacy compliance in emergency situations
- Telehealth remote communications
- PHI disclosures to first responders and public health authorities
- Business associate disclosures for public health purposes
- Community-based testing sites
- Media access to PHI
- Contacting patients about blood/plasma donations
- New resources for cyber threats related to COVID-19
- Explanation of important changes to individual access rights, third-party directives, and fees for copies of PHI following the Ciox Health case
- Summaries of two new civil monetary penalty cases, seven new HHS resolution agreements, and lessons learned
- Updated State-by-State Guide to Medical Privacy Statutes
