Be Careful - You May Be Violating HIPAA

Be Careful - You May Be Violating HIPAA

AOPA

4/23/2003

Patient is a 2 year old child with a disorder that causes her limbs to
be 3 times the size of a normal child. Obesity is not the case but she
requires custom compression hose and custom molded shoes. Her primary
insurance does not cover shoes and her secondary insurance is
Medicaid...

Do you know that listserv e-mails like the sample, above, may be
violating HIPAA regulations? E-mails that include protected health
information about a patient and might be seen by those who are not
health care providers require a patient's authorization. If you are a
covered entity under HIPAA, you should be aware that using your
patient's protected health information for anything other than
treatment, payment or healthcare operations requires your patient's
authorization.

To learn all about how to be compliant with HIPAA, attend the AOPA HIPAA
Compliance seminar next Friday, May 2, in Chicago! There are a number
of ways to handle participation on the listserv without violating the
new HIPAA rules. Further, the new HIPAA Security rule also contains
rather specific implementation guidelines about ensuring the security of
patient's protected health information that is transmitted through
email.

The AOPA HIPAA Compliance seminar will also introduce you to the AOPA
HIPAA Compliance CD-ROM, complete with sample forms, a glossary of
terms, a detailed index, task check-off lists, frequently asked
questions, policies and procedures that you can adapt to your own
facility, and more!

To register, call Julie at (571) 431-0876, ext. 250 or email her at
<Email Address Redacted> Just want the CD-ROM? Visit www.aopanet.org or
call the AOPA Bookstore at (301) 362-6910.

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