HPS Clearinghouse - HIPAA Center


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HIPAA Resources

Important Dates

April 21, 2006	SECURITY - Compliance deadline (small health plans)

August 1, 2005	EMPLOYER IDENTIFIER STANDARD - Compliance deadline (small health plans)

April 21, 2005	SECURITY - Compliance deadline (for all covered entities except small health plans)

July 30, 2004	EMPLOYER IDENTIFIER STANDARD - Compliance deadline (for all covered entities except small health plans)

April 14, 2004	PRIVACY - Compliance deadline (small health plans)

October 16, 2003	Transactions & Code Sets - Compliance deadline (all covered entities who filed for an extension and small health plans)

April 16, 2003	Transactions & Code Sets - deadline for starting software and systems testing

Online Resources

The American Health Information Management Association Provides a HIPAA checklist; 1999 http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/pub_bok2_000583.html

The American Hospital Association (AHA) HIPAA News & Events http://www.aha.org

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) ANSI standards information and HIPAA-related articles http://web.ansi.org/public/library/std_proc/anspro/due_proc1.html

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Information on national and global standards http://www.astm.org

ASC X12 X12, EDI, and subcommittee/task group information http://www.x12.org

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Milestones and NPRM schedule and deadlines http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/admnsimp/asmiles.htm

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Official DHHS proposed privacy regulations document http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/admnsimp/

Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) HIPAA security accreditation http://www.ehnac.org

Forum for Privacy and Security in Healthcare A HOST-affiliated, industry group working with the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) to provide a wide-based industry view on healthcare security http://www.healthcaresecurity.org/

Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) HCFA Internet policy http://www.hcfa.gov/security/isecplcy.htm

Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance (JHITA) HIPAA news and events http://www.jhita.org

Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) HIPAA security summit guidelines http://www.wedi.org

Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange's Virtual Resource Center Includes a glossary of HIPAA-related terms http://www.wedi.org/htdocs/resource/index.htm

WPC Healthcare Provider Taxonomy X12N Taxonomy code sets http://www.wpc-edi.com/taxonomy/