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Chapter 28
HIPAA/HITECH Compliance
Overview
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John J. Trinckes, Jr.
Interrelationship among Regulations, Policies, Standards,
Procedures, and Guidelines
ere is sometimes a misconception that regulations, policies, procedures, standards, and guide-
lines are interchangeable or synonymous with one another. is could not be further from the
truth. To understand their differences, these terms need to be fully defined as they relate to com-
pliance. ese terms will also be defined as it relates to the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA)/Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
(HITECH) Act subject matter.