Seven select questions to ask your privacy officer (or yourself)

摘要

ON JANUARY 25, 2013, the US Department of Health and Human Sendees' (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published the long-awaited HITHCH-HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule in the Federal Register. As anticipated, the Omnibus Rule includes some of the most significant changes to patient privacy since HIPAA was first fully enacted in 2003. Covered entities needed to be in compliance with the Omnibus Rule by September 23, 2013.While the rule changes have caused some headaches, the good news is that the Omnibus Rule gives health information management (HIM) professionals the opportunity to expand upon their already well-honed abilities to ensure the privacy and protection of patient health information.