www.compliancy-group.com :HIPAA policies and procedures are very important to any business in the healthcare industry, including insurance claims offices, medical offices, hospitals and third party billing offices. Sharing patient information is controlled by HIPAA regulations that state healthcare related businesses must show proof they are meeting HIPAA guidelines.
1. Understanding HIPAA Policies and Procedures
HIPAA policies and procedures are very important to any business in the healthcare industry,
including insurance claims offices, medical offices, hospitals and third party billing offices.
Sharing patient information is controlled by HIPAA regulations that state healthcare related
businesses must show proof they are meeting HIPAA guidelines.
What Are HIPAA Guidelines?
2. HIPAA policies and procedures are designed to protect patients from unauthorized sharing of
information and ensure that patient records are easily accessed by patients seeking an electronic
record. HIPAA policies and procedures are largely based on the Privacy Rule, which governs
how patient information is shared with third parties. Patient information, for example, cannot be
shared without a formal permission from the patient and insurance companies should disclose
when they are sharing any type of patient information with a third party, such as a billing
company.
Implementing HIPAA Regulations
3. Implementing HIPAA policies and guidelines is vital for organizations and entities within the
healthcare industry. While HIPAA policies and regulations allow for incidental uses and
disclosures, such as hospitals listing basic patient information in a central location for ease of
care, minimum disclosure is an important aspect of achieving HIPAA compliance. All entities
and organizations must have reasonable safeguards in place to protect private patient information
as defined by HIPAA regulations covered in the Privacy Rule.
On a practical level, HIPAA policies and guidelines impact medical providers by changing the
ways that employees can use and share patient information. For instance, if a healthcare
employee has unnecessary access to medical records and discusses patient information with
another healthcare worker in the same organization, this can constitute unlawful use of medical
information. Anytime there is unapproved use of or access to patient information, HIPAA
regulations state that using patient information in this manner indicates that the minimum
necessary standards aren't being appropriately used within the organization.
4. Achieving Compliance
Organizations and entities must meet minimum necessary standards for patient disclosure under
HIPAA policies and regulations. Organizations and entities should perform risk assessment to
determine how well their current routine usage of patient information is working toward the goal
of compliance. Many organizations require the use of HIPAA compliant software and new
internal policies to meet current HIPAA regulations.
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