Useful HIPAA Web Sites

Useful HIPAA Web Sites

• American Health Information Management Association site includes sample privacy officer position statement and job description.
• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)) Web site with links to HIPAA information for the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Administrative Simplification Web Site. A good starting point with proposed regulations and public comments available from this site.
  • DHHS - Office of Civil Rights Privacy Policy
  • DHHS Press Room - press releases, fact sheets and press materials
• Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) is an organization that tests transactions for consistency with HIPAA requirements, and that accredits healthcare clearinghouses.
• National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) is a federal advisory body within DHHS that advises the DHHS secretary regarding potential changes to the HIPAA standards.
• National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) has a formal consultative role under HIPAA for all transactions affecting institutional healthcare services.
• National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) has a formal consultative role under HIPAA for all transactions affecting non-dental, non-institutional healthcare services.
• Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) is a health care industry group that has a formal consultative role under HIPAA legislation.