The Definitive Guide to Complying with the HIPAA/HITECH Privacy and Security Rules

Chapter 1

HIPAA/HITECH Overview

Objectives

The objectives of this chapter are as follows:

• ■  Understand terminology used in the HIPAA/HITECH Privacy and Security Rule regulations and implementation standards such as: disclosure, electronic form, electronic protected health information, direct identifiers, group health plan, healthcare, individual, use, and organized healthcare arrangements.
• ■  Understand the term required by law and how it is implied in the context of HIPAA.
• ■  Determine what qualifies an organization as a covered entity.
• ■  Determine what qualifies an organization as a business associate and the elements required in a business associate contract.
• ■  Understand permitted and authorized use and disclosure of protected health ...