In the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, compliance is not just a buzzword; it’s the bedrock of trust and security. Enter HIPAA HITECH Policy & Procedures, the guardians of patient confidentiality and data integrity.
Demystifying HIPAA: Unraveling the Acronym
HIPAA, standing tall since its inception, sets the stage for safeguarding sensitive patient information. Health organizations must not only adhere to its provisions but also carve a roadmap with clear-cut policies.
HITECH: Elevating Technology in Healthcare
In a world driven by innovation, HITECH steps in to embrace and regulate the technological surge in healthcare. Policies within this realm act as sentinels, ensuring a seamless integration of technology without compromising data security.
In February 2009 the US Congress passed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) which includes the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act). The change to the HIPAA regulation due to the HITECH act requires updates and the creation of new privacy and security policies and procedures for covered entities and business associates.
Please note that these policies are ONLY updates to HIPAA Privacy and Security rule’s policy and procedures requirements. You need HITECH updates assuming that you have all the other required policies and procedures as per HIPAA Privacy and Security rule.
If you want to meet the HIPAA requirements for HIPAA Privacy and Security rule, you need to buy the following templates which include HITECH updates and all HIPAA requirements.
Sample HITECH Policy
1) HIPAA Security Policy Templates $495
List of policies in the complete suite https://www.training-hipaa.net/sp_template_components/
Sample policy: https://www.training-hipaa.net/SP_Sample.pdf
2) HIPAA Privacy Policy templates $300
List of policies in the complete suite https://www.training-hipaa.net/hipaa-compliance-tool/hipaa-privacy-procedure-forms/
Sample policy: https://www.training-hipaa.net/Authorization_for_Release_of_Inf.pdf
The HITECH Policy updates template suite includes 12 policy and procedures updates due to the HITECH act for HIPAA Privacy and Security. The cost for the template suite is $99.
- Business Associates contract policy
- Breach notification policy
- Security incident response policy
- Sanctions policy
- Marketing policy
- Fundraising policy
- Request for a copy of the medical/claims record policy
- Restriction requests policy
- Minimum necessary policy
- Receipt of payment when disclosing PHI
- EHR accounting of disclosures policy
- Response and Reporting policy