HIPAA is very complex. So are the privacy and security initiatives that must occur to reach and maintain HIPAA compliance. Organizations need a quick, concise reference in order to meet HIPAA requirements and maintain ongoing compliance. The Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance is a one-stop resource for real-world HIPAA

Following in the footsteps of its bestselling predecessor, The Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance, Second Edition is a one-stop, up-to-date resource on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security, including details on the HITECH Act, the 2013 Omnibus Rule, and the pending rules. Updated and revised with several new sections, this edition defines what HIPAA is, what it requires, and what you need to do to achieve compliance. The book provides an easy-to-understand overview of HIPAA privacy and security rules and compliance tasks. Supplying authoritative insights into real-world HIPAA privacy and security issues, it summarizes the analysis, training, and technology needed to properly plan and implement privacy and security policies, training, and an overall program to manage information risks. Instead of focusing on technical jargon, the book spells out what your organization must do to achieve and maintain compliance requirements on an ongoing basis.

This concise, practical guide helps the advocate understand the sometimes dense rules in advising patients, physicians, and hospitals, and in litigating HIPAA-related issues.

The 2016 edition changes were driven by additional OCR HIPAA guidance and enforcement information, focus on cybersecurity, my experience from the field and feedback from readers. My objective is still to simplify the overwhelming complexity of the HIPAA Privacy, Security and compliance and provide good reference and resource for managers, owners and privacy/security officers in small organizations. This book organizes all related regulations and guidance, and explains the standards in understandable terms. This guide provides step-by-step instructions to build the risk management program, to conduct risk analysis, to develop and implement processes templates, and to train staff with HIPAA/security awareness quiz. More about Robert K. Brzezinski MBA, CHPS, CISA can be found at www.bizwit.us

This updated edition re-published in July 2013, includes 2013 HIPAA Omnibus changes and simplifies the overwhelming complexity of the HIPAA Privacy and Security regulations. HIPAA standards and implementation specifications can be understood with the help of this simple guide. Risk management program can be built with step-by-step implementation guide, risk self-assessment, set of comprehensive policies and procedures, privacy, security, office productivity forms and ready to use templates. The book also contains HIPAA awareness quiz to test the basic understanding of rules and provides examples of workable solutions and documents. More about Robert K. Brzezinski MBA, CHPS, CISA, CPHIMS can be found at www.bizwit.us

This updated 2014 edition includes HIPAA Omnibus changes and simplifies the overwhelming complexity of the HIPAA Privacy and Security. It organizes all related regulations and guidance, and explains the standards in understandable terms. This guide provides step-by-step instructions to build the risk management program, to conduct risk analysis, to implement or update policies and procedures. The HIPAA awareness quiz can be used to test staff. More about online risk management tools and Robert K. Brzezinski MBA, CHPS, CISA can be found at www.bizwit.us