HIPAA: SOP: HIPAA as standard operating procedures.
Upon the debut of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), many health care managers felt that the implementation process would be too expensive, arduous, and time-consuming. Now, several years later, it is clear that the way to manage HIPAA is to make it a part of one's standard operating procedures. Using this approach, HIPAA is cost-effective, manageable, and efficient. Health care managers can utilize the step-by-step procedures presented here to efficaciously implement and manage HIPAA.
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282, USA. kiel@duq.edu
Joan M
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Kiel
D054626:Consumer Health Information; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000592:standards*; D012637:Security Measures / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States