Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,551,086 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

ADA offers HIPAA Security Kit.


The ADA Ada, city, United States
Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area.
 HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health,  Security Kit is designed to make staff training simple by including a PowerPoint presentation and a downloadable PowerPoint viewer.

The security regulations, which the Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
Health and Human Services, HHS
 released under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996.

According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when
 of 1996, were conceived to protect electronic patient health information. Protected patient health information is anything that ties a patient's identity to that person's health care, such as X-rays, charts or invoices.

The security manual features easy-to-follow guidelines and sample policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental  on topics including appointing a HIPAA security official among staff members, preventing viruses from damaging computers and developing password management policies.

The ADA Seminar Series offers "HIPAA: The Current Issues," to help prepare for compliance with HIPAA regulations. E-mail Tina Martinez at martinez@ada.org, or Susan Barthel at barthels@ada.org or call toll-free 800-621-8099, ext. 2908.

The ADA Council on Dental Practice encourages its members to seek clarification from the ADA for questions concerning the security standards or any regulations under HIPAA. E-mail the ADA at HIPAA@ADA.org.

The ADA Department of Salable sal·a·ble also sale·a·ble  
adj.
Offered or suitable for sale; marketable.



sala·bil
 Materials is taking orders for the HIPAA Security Kit. The price is $149.95, but it's available to ADA members for $99.95. Contact ADA at 800-947-4746 or go to the Product Catalog at ADA.org. The catalog number for the ADA HIPAA Security Kit is J685.
COPYRIGHT 2005 American Dental Assistants Association
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2005, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Title Annotation:Business Briefs; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; American Dental Association
Publication:The Dental Assistant
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Mar 1, 2005
Words:228
Previous Article:The 2005 ADAA Annual Conference.(Calendar)
Next Article:Dental Insurance Coding Handbook-2005 updated for CDT-2005.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
Topics:



Related Articles
EDS LEADING MARKET IN PREPARING GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS FOR HIPAA COMPLIANCE.(Government Activity)
Web Site Offers Guidance On Complying With HIPAA.(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)(Brief Article)
Symantec introduces enterprise security manager for HIPAA.(Symantec Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) for Health Insurance Portability and...
Understanding HIPAA compliance. (Legal).(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)(Brief Article)
New online courses bring learning to your desktop.(Brief Article)
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask!
U.S. law guides health privacy.(Columns)(Column)
NIST updates health care community on IT security work.(News Briefs)
Dental Insurance Coding Handbook-2005 updated for CDT-2005.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
HIPAA: what it means (and doesn't mean) for your practice.(GUEST EDITORIAL)(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)(Editorial)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles