Ensure that your compliance program meets every nuance of the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
The federal Privacy Rule is detailed and complex. Finally there’s a practical reference to help you understand the regulations and how to implement them.
The Privacy Officer’s Handbook is a comprehensive guide that uses real-life examples illustrating a variety of privacy concerns to help you understand and comply with HIPAA regulations. Author Mary D. Brandt, MBA, RHIA, CHE, CHPS, a noted expert in the areas of patient privacy, information security, and regulatory compliance explains how to incorporate solid HIPAA practices into your compliance program.
The Privacy Officer’s Handbook is your go-to reference for quick, easy-to-understand solutions to complex privacy issues. You’ll find:
- A detailed, thorough explanation of the Privacy Rule that’s straightforward and easy-to-follow
- References to specific sections of the Privacy Rule to help you find the information you need within the long, complex regulations
- Practical, easy-to-use forms that you can customize for your organization
The accompanying CD-ROM includes all of the forms in the book so you can easily download and customize them for use at your facility.
Included PowerPoint presentations make staff training easy.
You’ll also receive a set of PowerPoint presentations—one for hospitals and one for physician offices—to help your staff members understand their responsibilities under HIPAA privacy laws. Staff members will learn how to:
- Provide notice of your privacy policies
- Obtain consent for treatment
- Determine which records are appropriate for patient access
- Discuss patient information disclosures
- Handle requests for medical record amendments
- Manage patient complaints
- File complaints about violations they witness
Who should read this book?
Every privacy officer at every healthcare organization—from acute care hospitals to long-term care facilities, physician practices, and health plans—will find the tools necessary to develop solid processes.
Meet the author
Mary D. Brandt, MBA, RHIA, CHE, CHPS, is president of Brandt & Associates, Inc., a healthcare consulting firm in Bellaire, TX. She is a nationally recognized expert on patient privacy, information security, and regulatory compliance. She has published more than 30 articles, 25 position statements/practice briefs, and three sets of practice guidelines about health information management issues, including information security and computer-based patient records. Some of her publications were used as a basis for HIPAA’s privacy regulations.
Take a look inside…
Chapters include:
- HIPAA overview
- Overview of the Privacy Rule
- Access to PHI by patients and family members
- Accounting of disclosures
- Amendments to PHI
- Authorization for disclosure of PHI
- Business associates
- Privacy complaints and work force discipline
- Confidential communications and restrictions
- Disclosures to family and friends
- Facility directories
- Minimum necessary: Access and disclosure
- Notice of privacy practices
- Incidental disclosures, safeguards, and identity theft
- Subpoenas and court orders
- Disclosures to law enforcement
- Disclosures to oversight agencies
- Fund-raising and marketing
- Research and the Privacy Rule
Sample forms include:
- Reviewable denial of access to PHI
- Tracking of accountable disclosures
- Request for accounting of disclosures of PHI
- Request for amendment of PHI
- Protocol for disclosure of PHI
- Return of invalid authorization for release of information
- Business associate inventory
- Report of incident/complaint relating to PHI
- Request for restrictions of PHI
- Notice of privacy practices
- Subpoena assurance form
- Authorization to use or disclose PHI for research
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