HIPAA Resources
The following links are provided to give you additional references to HIPAA information and resources.
General Resources
Alaska State Legislature - Information resource and search mechanisms for State of Alaska statutes, bills, constitution, and Administrative Code.
OCR Privacy Guidance Document - Explaining significant aspects of the Privacy Rule.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Guidance, preamble, regulation text, frequently asked questions.
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) - National standards to protect the privacy of personal health information.
Washington Publishing publishes the accredited standards committee (ASC) X12 Implementation Guides. The guides are free to download, however, requests for paper copies do incur a cost to cover reproduction and delivery.
WEDI/SNIP (Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange/Strategic National Implementation Process) -- Other HIPAA Resources, HIPAA Workgroups, whitepapers
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) is the public advisory body to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in the area of health data and statistics.
Provider Specific Resources
American Health Information Management Association - HIPAA Education and Awareness
Journals of the American Medical Association - search for information about HIPAA in the AMA journals (JAMA)
