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Webinars
Public

HIPAA Webinar Replay

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) established new standards for the confidentiality, security, and transmissibility of he
Letter/Comment

AHA Response to the December 2018 HIPAA RFI

On behalf of the nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, and our clinician partners – including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other caregivers – and the 43,000 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership groups, the American Hospital Association (AHA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the request for information (RFI) on modifying Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) rules to improve coordinated care.
News

HHS announces first HIPAA settlement involving right of access provision

Bayfront Health St. Petersburg (Fla.) has paid $85,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights and adopted a corrective action plan to settle a potential violation of the right of access provision of the HIPAA Rules, the agency announced today.
Websites
Member

HIPAA - Electronic Transaction Standards

An Executive Briefing for CEOs and Other Health Care Leaders
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Amazon Adds Speech-to-Text and More to HIPAA-Eligible Services

Amazon Web Services is continuing its rapid push into health care by adding three more HIPAA-eligible services to its machine-learning tools, including a speech-to-text offering that that will automatically create transcripts from provider-to-patient calls.
Websites
Public

HIPAA - Resources - Electronic Transactions

The One-Year Extension for Complying with HIPAA's Standards for Electronic Transactions: How Does it Affect You?
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA to HHS Re: RFI on Modifying HIPAA Rules to Improve Coordinated Care

AHA comments on HHS' request for information on modifying Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) rules to improve coordinated care.
News

AHA responds to HHS’s request for information on HIPAA rule

Hospitals and health systems are dedicated to safeguarding the privacy of patients’ medical information and believe that the current HIPAA rules are generally effective without greatly impeding the necessary exchange of information, AHA said.
Websites
Public

HIPAA - Resources - FAQ - conducting surveys

Resources - FAQ - conducting surveys
News

AHA comments on proposed rule for SUD treatment record exchange 

Commenting on a proposed rule to improve the exchange of patient records used in the treatment of substance use disorder, AHA said it supports the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s proposal to align definitions and require only a single patient consent in perpetuity for appropriate use and disclosure.