We are getting info from consultants about having someone come in and audit us to make sure we are HIPAA compliant for all the ACA crap. Does anyone know what needs to be done, and when? I dont want to blow money on stupid BS that we don't need, but I also don't want to to have the feds raid us and incidentally find all the pot plants I keep in the basement.
HIPAA Compliance
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if you do what the consultants say, do you get a break on your liability insurance? if yes, might be worth it. have to crunch the numbers.
The attic is for the pot plants. I hide the bodies in the basement.
The last time jcaho came through I wanted to throw out a line like that. Mixed in with " whatever you do don't look in that room! Absolutely nothing to see in that room!"
The last time jcaho came through I wanted to throw out a line like that. Mixed in with " whatever you do don't look in that room! Absolutely nothing to see in that room!"
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Just do it like a politician.
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I'm not a lawyer but my understanding is the only way HIPAA can bite you is if a violated patient submits a complaint to the Secretary of the US Dept of HHS. Aside from the obvious (selling patient info to insurance companies, etc) I think many are overreacting/overspending on this.
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/enforcement/examples/casebyentity.html#2healthcareprovider
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/enforcement/examples/casebyentity.html#2healthcareprovider
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just do it yourself. Everyone is getting approached by consultants offering to do these audits and its got worse since OCR announced they are finally starting the phase 2 audits early 2016. There is a checklist here that gives an overview of everything you need to consider and a more in-depth one with all the security rulke references here
If there's anything you don't understand, consider getting a consultant in, but once you've got your head around the main rules, you should be fine.
If there's anything you don't understand, consider getting a consultant in, but once you've got your head around the main rules, you should be fine.
