Current Issues in HIPAA Compliance: Electronic Data Management, Remote Workers and Business Associates

By Apex Legal Publishing

In recent years HIPAA compliance requirements have seen huge changes in data storage and management and communications and interaction with remote workers and business associates. As a result, many covered entities are relying on compliance programs and systems that are inadequate or out-of-date.

Derived entirely and directly from government regulations and guidance publications, this easy-to-follow guide introduces and explains all essential concepts necessary for an understanding of what is required to bring an organization into compliance with recent developments and current issues in the complex and often confusing regulatory framework governing medical records and information.

HIPAA compliance is mandatory for organizations where personal medical information is handled, and penalties for non-compliance can be devastating.

Covering all essential elements of the regulations and best practices necessary for compliance in handling electronic data, remote workers and Business Associates, this guide provides the information you must have, along with a glossary of essential terms and phrases and a list of additional resources which can help bring you into full compliance without unnecessary expense or time and effort.

Partial List of Key Topics: Electronic Transaction StandardsCode Sets & Unique identifiers"PHI" DefinedEntities Required to Protect PHIDe-identification of Protected Health InformationThe Difference Between PHI and ePHITechnical SafeguardsPhysical SafeguardsAdministrative SafeguardsInformation Access ManagementSecurity Awareness and TrainingSecurity Incident ProceduresBusiness Associate Agreements and Other ArrangementsSecure Communications and HIPAA ComplianceHIPAA-Compliant IT Systems and Electronic CommunicationsData Backup and Disaster Recovery PlansSecure Data Management Practices for Remote WorkersTools and Technologies for Secure Remote Data ManagementImplementing BYOD Policies and ProceduresHIPAA Business Associate AgreementsBest Practices for Achieving HIPAA Compliance

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F2YX4FPB
• ISBN13: 9798327876927
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"