HIPAA Resources

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

AAMC is a non-profit association representing the nation's 125 accredited medical schools, nearly 400 major teaching hospitals, more than 105,000 faculty in 98 academic and scientific societies, and the nation's 66,000 medical students and 97,000 residents. SBUH and HSC are very active in AAMC workgroups and meetings and rely on the Association for AMC industry trend guidance. Guidelines for AMCs on Security and Privacy is an invaluable resource for those in the AMC community. Please visit AAMC's HIPAA information area at: http://www.aamc.org/advocacy/hipaa/start.htm


Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has responsibility for the enforcement of the Transactions and Code Sets provisions of HIPAA. The CMS website contains information on the latest developments in the regulation as well as helpful HIPAA links: http://www.cms.gov/hipaa/hipaa2/default.asp


Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Administrative Simplification

This site provides links to HIPAA regulation text, listserves, and implementation guides: http://aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp/


Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA)

GNYHA is a trade association comprising nearly 200 not-for-profit hospitals and continuing care facilities, both voluntary and public, in the metropolitan New York area. As a member of GNYHA SBUH employees have access HIPAA resources including presentations, position letters/papers, and other helpful documents for HIPAA compliance. Employees wishing to access the GNYHA HIPAA Resources Area site must to apply for a password. Instructions for access are included in the GNYHA HIPAA Resource Area at: http://www.gnyha.org/


HIPAA Law

Legal sites that include frequently asked questions, an overview of the regulations and legal guidance for interpretation.
Phoenix Health Systems http://www.hipaadvisory.com and The Ohio Hospital Association, Ohio State Medical Association and Bricker & Eckler LLP joint project on HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations http://www.bricker.com/hipaa


Office for Civil Rights

The Office for Civil Rights has ultimate responsibility for enforcing the Privacy portion of the HIPAA regulations. This page contains background and general HIPAA information, What's New?, and the complete text of HIPAA regulations: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa


Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI)

This website provides general HIPAA information as well as links to the regulations, timelines, and workgroup documents and reports: http://www.wedi.org

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