title: HIPAA practical strategies & issues to compliance.
abstract: Although the rules for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act are still undergoing continuous interpretation, as the first major compliance date approaches there are several steps that home health and hospice agencies can take now to ensure that they are ready for the April 2003 deadline. The author reviews how agencies can prepare their organization and staff for enforcement of the new privacy regulations.
authors.affiliation: jalbert@masonicare.org
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Albert
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006738:Hospices / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States