Welcome to "HIPAA NOW"!
HIPAA is happening NOW! Are you ready?
NOTE! This Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
"HIPAA NOW" site is intended to assist governmental
entities within Wisconsin with HIPAA compliance. Assistance for
private individuals and organizations is available through
professional organizations, consultants, and collaborative
organizations like HIPAA
COW.
| The HIPAA Collaborative Of Wisconsin (COW) has created an easy-to-read
guide for consumers to health information privacy. It takes into account
both HIPAA and state laws. Find
out how you can get a copy. |
The following links provide information for governmental
agencies on how the Human Services Reporting System SPC codes
are mapped to the HIPAA service codes, how to secure
Internet E-mail systems and gateways, and how to file a
complaint with the Federal Government if a HIPAA privacy
violation has occurred.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
of 1996 (HIPAA) is a very wide-ranging, highly complex, and
multi-faceted piece of Federal legislation. It is considered to be one
of the most important pieces of healthcare legislation to emerge. It is designed to improve the portability and continuity of
health insurance. Another important objective is to reduce
administrative costs for providers and payers while protecting the
privacy of health information. The impact of HIPAA on the
healthcare industry will be felt nationally, and its Federal legislative
requirements are unavoidable.
This website provides information on the impacts of the
Administrative Simplification aspects of HIPAA on the Department of
Health and Family Services (DHFS) and its business partners.
"HIPAA NOW" is here to help!
"HIPAA NOW" will provide you with:
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News to keep you up to date on what's happening.
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Options to consider when developing solutions.
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Wisconsin DHFS program information specific to
HIPAA.
Now is the time! - How can we help?
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Last updated: June 02, 2006 |
