HIPAA Related Links

The following links provide useful information about Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-related subjects:

• American Health Information Management Association
  This website includes sample privacy officer position statement and job description.
• Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  This website provides links to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) information for the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
• Department of Health and Human Services Administrative Simplification
  This website provides final and proposed regulations. Public comments are available from this site.
• Office of Civil Rights Privacy Policy
• Department of Health and Human Services
  This website offers press releases, fact sheets, and press materials.
• Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC)
  EHNAC is an organization that tests transactions for consistency with HIPAA requirements, and accredits healthcare clearinghouses.
• HIPAA Advisory Website
  This website, sponsored by Phoenix Health Systems, provides HIPAA related information and list serves.
• International Association of Privacy Officers (IAPO)
• National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS)
  NCVHS is a federal advisory body within the Department of Health and Human Services that advises the Department's secretary regarding potential changes to the HIPAA standards.
• National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC)
  NUBC has a formal consultative role under HIPAA for all transactions affecting institutional healthcare services.
• National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC)
  NUCC has a formal consultative role under HIPAA for all transactions affecting non-dental, non-institutional healthcare services.
• North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA)
  NCHICA is an organization that promotes the advancement and integration of information technology into the healthcare industry.
• Strategic National Implementation Process (SNIP)
  SNIP is a Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) program for helping the health care industry identify and resolve HIPAA implementation issues.
• Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange
  Is a health care industry group that has a formal consultative role under HIPAA legislation.