Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Resources for Business Practice

HIPAA Privacy Regulations U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights
HIPAA Insurance Protections U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
HIPAA Administrative Simplification U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Plain Language Principles and Thesaurus for Making HIPAA Privacy Notices More Readable guide to creating privacy notices that do not require a high literacy level. Describes principles for writing plain English, clear layout and presentation. Suggests easily understandable words and phrases.

Protecting Health Information Privacy and Complying with U.S. Regulations resource guide for HIV/AIDS services providers and the Health Resources and Services Administration's HIV/AIDS Bureau staff.

Telehealth HIPAA Privacy Rule Update discussion of HIPAA and telemedicine providers.

Compliance

	Sample Business Associate Contract Provisions Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information

Toolkits and Checklists

	White Papers Provider HIPAA Checklist (Acrobat/pdf).

Public Health

	HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health Guidance Appendix A: Selected Privacy Rule Concepts and Definitions Appendix B: Sample Text That Can Be Used To Clarify Public Health Issues Under the Privacy Rule

Research

	HIPAA Privacy Rule Information for Researchers

Data Standards

	Employer Identifier Standard FAQs National Provider Identifier Standard FAQs Security and Electronic Signature Standards Electronic Transactions Standards FAQs Code Sets FAQs Security Standard