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ALSO CALLED: HIPPA, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 DEFINITION: HIPAA is the United States Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. There are two sections to the Act. HIPAA Title I deals with protecting health insurance coverage for people who lose or change jobs. HIPAA Title II includes an administrative simplification section which deals with the standardization of healthcare-related information systems. In the information technology industries, … Definition continues below.
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Fulfilling Compliance by Eliminating Administrator Rights sponsored by BeyondTrust Corporation WHITE PAPER: There's a problem with the widespread distribution of administrator rights in your organization, and it has nothing to do with security. That problem is compliance. Read this whitepaper to learn how you can fulfill FDCC, SOX, PCI, HIPAA & GLBA compliance by eliminating administrator rights. Posted: 04 Dec 2009 \| Published: 04 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Data Security \| Desktop Management \| Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act \| HIPAA \| IT Infrastructure \| Payment Card Industry \| Regulatory Compliance \| Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

Mining the Cloud to Ease the Enterprise Compliance Burden sponsored by VeriSign, Inc WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at some common regulations (SOX, HIPAA, GLBA, Basel II, and NERC) and presents the argument for in-the-cloud authentication as the most advantageous response to access control related requirements. It also presents a practical solution for complying with these regulations. Posted: 22 Oct 2009 \| Published: 22 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Authentication \| Authorization \| Basel II \| Cloud Computing \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act \| HIPAA \| Identity Management Software \| Regulatory Compliance \| Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

*Reduce the Cost to Achieving HIPAA Security Compliance with Lumension® Solutions* sponsored by Lumension WHITE PAPER: Healthcare organizations face a host of HIPAA Security Rule compliance challenges with the move to put patient medical records online. Lumension helps organizations address these compliance challenges by providing the proactive IT risk management and the required audit readiness to meet many aspects of the HIPAA Security Rule. Posted: 19 Oct 2009 \| Published: 19 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Compliance Audits \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Health Care Applications Software \| HIPAA \| HIPAA Compliance \| Information Management Software \| Medical Records Management \| Regulatory Compliance \| Risk Management

Achieving HIPAA Compliance with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: This paper will illustrate how Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops can help organizations comply with specific HIPAA mandates, while at the same time increasing their overall efficiency and agility. Posted: 05 Oct 2009 \| Published: 05 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Desktop Virtualization Software \| Document Management \| Health Care Applications Software \| HIPAA \| HIPAA Compliance \| Open Source \| Privacy Rights \| Records Management

Extracting Value from Enterprise Log Data sponsored by ArcSight, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper outlines the drivers for log management as well as their underlying challenges and drive towards a common set of requirements for evaluation of log management tools. Posted: 29 Sep 2009 \| Published: 29 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Data Centers \| Databases \| HIPAA \| Log Management \| Regulatory Compliance \| Troubleshooting \| Vendors

Enabling Sustainable Compliance Management across the Organization sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the growing tide of data security standards and regulations and the need for a sustainable security compliance strategy. Posted: 22 Dec 2008 \| Published: 22 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Business Processes \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Audits \| Compliance Software \| Data Security \| Enterprise \| HIPAA

HIPAA and Beyond: How to Effectively Safeguard Electronic Protected Health Information sponsored by Lumension WHITE PAPER: Learn how to go beyond HIPAA by showing how to use HIPAA as the starting point for your security program, and then using best practices and Lumension solutions to improve your overall security posture. Posted: 15 Aug 2008 \| Published: 15 Aug 2008 TOPICS: Compliance Best Practices \| Continuous Data Protection \| Data Auditing \| Data Centers \| Data Governance \| Health Care Applications Software \| Health Care Industry \| HIPAA \| Risk Assessment \| Security Policies

Bitpipe Industry Guide: Government sponsored by Bitpipe WHITE PAPER: Are you up to date on Government policies, regulations and agencies? You need to be informed about government-related subject areas, including National, State and Local Governments and Government Agencies, Government Information Security, and Compliance. Posted: 13 Feb 2006 \| Published: 13 Feb 2006 TOPICS: eGovernment \| Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 \| Government Agencies (U.S.) \| Government Information Security \| Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act \| HIPAA \| Homeland Security \| Public Administration \| Public Sector \| Regulations \| Regulatory Compliance \| Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Bitpipe Industry Guide: Healthcare Industry sponsored by Bitpipe WHITE PAPER: Our Healthcare Industry page is the place to start if you need to stay up-to-date on related subject areas, such as Medical Hardware and Software, Telemedicine, and Biotechnology. Posted: 13 Feb 2006 \| Published: 13 Feb 2006 TOPICS: FDA \| FDA Compliance \| Health Care Applications Software \| Health Care Industry \| HIPAA \| HIPAA Compliance \| Medical Records Management \| Pharmaceutical Industry \| Telemedicine

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HIPAA DEFINITION (continued): … this section is what most people mean when they refer to HIPAA. HIPAA establishes mandatory regulations that require extensive changes to the way that health providers conduct business. FAQ: What is the impact of HIPAA on IT operations? HIPAA seeks to establish standardized mechanisms for electronic data interchange ( EDI ), security, and confidentiality of all healthcare-related data. The Act mandates: standardized formats for all patient health, administrative, and financial data; unique identifiers (ID numbers) for each healthcare entity, including individuals, employers, health plans …
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