HIPAA Rules by HHS for Protecting PHI and EPHI

HIPAA Rules by HHS for Protecting PHI and EPHI HIPAA Privacy Rule  Permissible Uses and Disclosures.  Notice of Privacy Practices.  Minimum Necessary Standard.  Patient Rights.  Gives individuals control over their personal health information.  Ensures that organizations are held accountable for its secure handling.  Helps to prevent identity theft and other forms of fraud or abuse. HIPAA Security Rule  Requires covered entities to implement physical, administrative, and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of electronic protected health information (ePHI).  Encompasses the policies and procedures designed to manage the selection, development, implementation, and maintenance of security measures to protect ePHI.  Include risk assessments, workforce training, access controls, and contingency planning.  Implemented to protect electronic systems, equipment, and data from unauthorized access, tampering, and theft.  Encryption, access controls, audit controls, and authentication mechanisms (like passwords or biometrics) are examples of technical safeguards.  Security Rule extends its requirements to business associates handling ePHI, mandating that they also implement appropriate security measures to protect this information. HIPAA Breach Notification Rule  Covered entities must notify affected individuals, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and in some cases, the media, following the discovery of a breach.  Notifications must be made without unreasonable delay and no later than 60 days from the discovery of the breach.  Notifications to affected individuals must include a description of the breach.  Breaches affecting 500 or more individuals in a specific jurisdiction trigger notifications to prominent media outlets in that area without unreasonable delay.  For breaches affecting fewer than 500 individuals, covered entities must maintain a log and submit an annual report to the HHS Secretary.  Covered entities must conduct a risk assessment to determine the probability of PHI compromise and assess the potential harm to individuals to determine if a breach has occurred. HIPAA Omnibus Rule  Extending Requirements to Business Associates  Modifications to the Breach Notification Rule  Stricter Enforcement and Penalties  Increased Patient Rights  Changes to Notice of Privacy Practices  Implementation and Compliance Deadlines Ampcus Cyber, Your Trusted Partner for HIPAA Compliance Solutions! Let’s Connect Today.. Read less