Hippa

hipaa compliance

1. What is HIPPA The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the HIPAA Privacy Rule to implement the requirements of HIPAA. The HIPAA Security Rule protects a subset of information covered by the Privacy Rule.

2. What is HIPAA? H ealth I nsurance P ortability and A ccountability A ct of 1996 Limits how we use and share patient information Gives patients more control over their information Protects the integrity, availability and confidentiality of patient information Defines violation penalties

3. Patient Rights Patients have the right to: Receive a Notice of Privacy Practices that describes how we use and share their information Review and obtain copies of their medical and financial records Request corrections if they believe information is incorrect HIPAA regulations provide individuals with certain rights that are reflected in VUMC policy.

4. What is Protected under HIPAA? Individually identifiable health information collected from an individual that is created or received by a health care provider, employer, or plan. In any form: written, verbal, electronic Information pertaining to HIV, alcohol and drug treatment, psychotherapy notes, etc. have even more stringent protections.

5. Top 10 Points of HIPPA violation Email protection End Point Protection Access Management Data Protection Asset Management Network Management Vulnerbility Management Incident Management Medical device security Cyber security Policy