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March 23, 2004
Celebrate Good Times
Just got back from taking a certification exam in Fort Smith and am happy to report I am now officially a Certified HIPAA Professional. Which means I am qualified to be your company's HIPAA Compliance officer, to write & enforce HIPAA security & privacy policy, and generally make your lives a living hell.
Beware my evil powers! Bwahahaha!
Posted by Rita at March 23, 2004 01:12 PM
Comments
Well, I haven't the slightest clue of what this HIPAA business is about, but congratulations nonetheless. :)
Posted by: Paul Jané at March 23, 2004 02:23 PM
I HATE it when I get HIPAA assignments at work. That damn thing is so complex!
Posted by: Lawren at March 23, 2004 07:09 PM
How come whenever I see HIPAA related stuff at work, I think "hippo"?
Posted by: Keith at March 23, 2004 08:33 PM
Paul, you're lucky. It stands for "Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act". Or something like that.
Lawren, not so complex when you look at the goals:
Administrative simplification: everyone has to use the same forms for billing, etc.
Privacy: patient info can't be released w/o permission
Security: protect patient info from prying eyes
Of course it would've been nice if they'd defined "reasonable assurances" or "minimum necessary information", but that's what lawyers are for. Right? If you ever need a BAC or other forms, e-mail me. I have quite the nice collection started.
Keith, I think the same thing....though 'Certified Hippo Professional' doesn't sound as impressive does it?
Posted by: Rita at March 23, 2004 09:15 PM
Congratulations!
Posted by: bogie at March 24, 2004 06:25 AM
HIPAA: A four-letter word. Heh.
Posted by: david at March 27, 2004 09:51 AM