title: How to implement a HIPAA compliance plan into a practice.
abstract: Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, all dental offices are required to formulate policies and procedures to ensure and secure patient privacy of health information. This article reviews the essential points of such a plan and makes recommendations for implementation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, 121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
authors.forename: Edmund
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wun
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dym
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D003770:Dental Offices / Q000458:organization & administration; D003797:Dental Staff / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D030881:Disclosure; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D016134:Organizational Policy; D033283:Patient Access to Records; D011050:Policy Making; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012308:Risk Management; D012637:Security Measures; D014481:United States