Rules of Spring Reviewing the Upcoming Regulations on HIPAA Privacy Rule Modifications

摘要

THE AMERICAN RECOVERY and Reinvestment Act came out with a bang in February 2009. The rules enacting its privacy and security provisions, however, have trickled out over the subsequent two years. Many of the provisions have the potential for significant impact on HIM operations, and the slow pace of the rulemaking process has drawn out the industry's uncertainty and, to some degree, apprehension. This spring should resolve some of the uncertainty, if not the apprehension. It is expected that the rules will begin flowing again, perhaps even by the time this issue has been printed. Many of the provisions will have final rules and compliance dates behind them; others will be addressed in proposed rule-making that offers the industry a first look at intended regulations and a chance for comment before proceeding further.