Getting Started with HIPAA

Does HIPAA affect you? HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) touches every aspect of the healthcare industry, from individuals enrolled in group healthcare plans to any organization that accesses, stores, maintains, or transmits patient-identifiable information. Its goal is to protect the security and confidentiality of electronic patient health information and to cut the cost of print-based record transactions. Organizations must meet the government established requirements or face severe penalties.

Getting Started with HIPAA is a practical and solutions-oriented text that presents HIPAA’s broad scope of guidelines in a clear and concise manner. It is a highly informative guide that is ideal for future reference. Once finished, you’ll feel confident with your knowledge of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification legislation.

Getting Started with HIPAA brings you to a complete understanding of:

• All the rules defined within the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Administrative Simplification Title.
• HIPAA legislation and its impact on patients, providers, and payment services.
• Changes that impact patient and medical records.
• Requirements for privacy of patient and payment information.
• Security requirements for all electronic medical information and systems.
• Key steps such as Gap Analysis and Remediation to initiate Privacy Rule-related projects and activities.

About the Author

Uday O. Ali Pabrai, author and creator of HIPAA Academy, is a highly-sought-after HIPAA consultant whose clients have included Blue cross Blue Shield affiliates, Wells Fargo, Seabury Smith/Marsh, and many others. He is an expert and author of numerous books and articles in the areas of HIPAA, e-business, enterprise security policy, architecture, and business threats. Ali designed the HIPAA Academy training program to deliver the skills needed for Certified HIPAA Professionals, Security Specialists, and Administrators to effectively implement HIPAA initiatives. In addition to the academy, Ali created the industry-leading CIW program and is the co-creator of the Security Certified Program (Security Certified.Net). He has delivered HIPAA Executive Briefs and the Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP) program nationally.