The HIPAA task force must inventory the organization’s systems, processes, policies, procedures and
data to determine which elements are critical to patient care and central to the organizations
business. All must be inventoried and listed by

Are there penalties under HIPAA?

HIPAA gave the option to adopt other financial and administrative transactions standards,
“consistent with the goals of improving the operation of health care system and reducing
administrative costs” to

May a health plan require a provider to use a health care clearinghouse to conduct a HIPAAcovered
transaction, or must the health plan acquire the ability to conduct the transaction directly with those
providers capable of conducting direct transactions?

Business Associate Agreements are required by the regulation whenever a business associate
relationship exists. This is true even when the business associates are both covered entities.

The implementation Guides

Business Associates

Health Care Providers, however,

In terms of HIPAA what an organization currently is doing in a specific area of their organization and
compared current operations to other requirements mandated by state or federal law is called

Group Health Plans sponsored or maintained by employers, however,