title: Quality consciousness...auditing for HIPAA Privacy Compliance.
abstract: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy deadline has passed. Now it is essential to comply with the regulations. The stakes are high; therefore, a HIPAA Privacy Compliance Program must be part of an organization's quality initiatives. This article provides guidelines for the challenges of continual program improvement, successful cultural change, and effective monitoring of the existing program. Healthcare organizations will attain compliance goals through internal audits on the processes, policies, and training efforts of their HIPAA program.
authors.affiliation: Beacon Partners, Norwell, MA 02061, USA. klepar@beaconpartners.com
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: LePar
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security / Q000592:standards; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000592:standards*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008330:Management Audit / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010934:Planning Techniques; D018907:Privacy; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States