Confidentiality Books

Dr. Rada addressed every item of HIPAA in a easy way and understandable for the lay people. It is written in plain language. I strongly recommend this book for all of those providers and health plan officials that has to comply with HIPAA regulation.

I have spent most of my day reading HIPAA@IT and although my eyes are a bit sore, it is the best material I have come across on the subject yet. Very comprehensive, well organized, easy to understand. It's one stop shopping! I was trying to pull together all that material from dozens of other sources. Thanks!

This book is a streamlined version of HIPAA@IT Reference by the same author. At roughly half the page count as the "Reference" edition, this book covers the same material but in a more abbreviated manner. It leaves out non-essential information provided in the bigger book, such as history, theory and examples. It also does not include two sections that go into detail about the 'Insurance Portability' and the 'Accountability' portions of HIPAA related to IS and administrative simplification.

As an IT consultant who works with health care clients (among other industries) this book or the more comprehensive one upon which it's based are invaluable guides. Both address HIPAA from an IT perspective; both cut through thousands of pages of sometimes confusing text associated with NPRMs and law to expose the key issues.

There are three main areas covered: (1) Transactions and Codes (from the perspective of payments between providers and payers and includes transactions, code sets, identifiers and impact), (2) Privacy (patient-health care relationship covering key HIPAA requirements) and (3)Security (compliance life cycle, real-world security policy, computer security models and technical security mechanisms).

The book is focused, fluff-free (to the point of being terse) and up-to-date as of Sep 2001. If you are an IT consultant or a health care IT staff member, especially with direct HIPAA support responsibilities, this is an essential reference.

HIPAA@IT Essentials book is about half as long as Roy Rada's other HIPAA book - HIPAA@IT Reference: Health Information Transactions, Privacy, and Security
ISBN: 1901857050

And, as its name implies, covers the essentials of HIPAA. Those needing to get a quick look at HIPAA should definitely read HIPAA@IT Essentials.

Those who need a more in depth look at HIPAA should read this title in addition to HIPAA@IT Reference.

I had the good fortune of reviewing an advance copy of this book. If you are a corporate lawyer or investment banker, this is sure to become a dog-eared addition to the core publications that you turn to time and again - there is simply no resource like this for understanding the nuances and "lore" of confidentiality agreements, an all important stepping stone in M&A. All of the key topics are covered, with just the right amount of detail, the advice is good and the writing is crisp. Not the cheapest book on Amazon, but it offers considerable ROI.

Had the opportunity to read the book and must confess that, although I have reviewed many other writings on the topic and negotiate NDA's frequently, I was very much impressed with the insights provided by the author and plan to deploy them in my next negotiations. This book is a must have for the collection of all legal professionals in the commercial arena as well as investment bankers. The value of the insights provided by the author (an expert in the subject matter) are equivalent to the ones that would be gained by engaging him and having to pay the premium fees commanded by Mid Town Manhattan law firms.

After browsing HIPAA books in the bookstore, I found no others books dealing with HIPAA Privacy Rule compliance as understandable as Rada's "Privacy and Health, HIPAA 2003". This book provides the reader with all of the required fundamentals of HIPAA Privacy Rule compliance.

Chapter 1 explains the Privacy Rule from its history to its current status. Chapters 2 through 4 interpret the Rule. I found Chapter 4 especially useful for its insight on the issue of workflow and administration.

Chapter 5 compares compliance costs among different sized organizations. One section describes the disproportionate burden on small entities to comply with the Privacy Rule. Chapter 6 includes a compilation of case studies of different sized entities. The task list for compliance given in this chapter is especially useful. Chapter 7 explains and compares de-identification methods and points to future trends in de-identification.

Chapters 8 and 9 show a road map to implement compliance with the Privacy Rule from the point of view of organization size. Certainly large entities would have more forms to complete and more areas to take care of than small entities. Detailed guidelines are given for small entities, and I like this cram-version strategy and believe many professionals who are short of time would love it too.

Chapter 11 emphasizes that covered entities should work together to share 'standards of care', and Chapter 12 presents state and federal privacy-related laws and regulations.

To summarize, this book is helpful to those who are new to HIPAA compliance and can also serve as a desktop reference book to those responsible for privacy compliance. Whether the reader is doing awareness, analysis, implementation, or audit, the reader should find that useful insights derive from a thorough reading of the book.

After browsing HIPAA books in the bookstore, I found no others books dealing with HIPAA Privacy Rule compliance as understandable as Rada's "Privacy and Health, HIPAA 2003". This book provides the reader with all of the required fundamentals of HIPAA Privacy Rule compliance.

Chapter 1 explains the Privacy Rule from its history to its current status. Chapters 2 through 4 interpret the Rule. I found Chapter 4 especially useful for its insight on the issue of workflow and administration.

Chapter 5 compares compliance costs among different sized organizations. One section describes the disproportionate burden on small entities to comply with the Privacy Rule. Chapter 6 includes a compilation of case studies of different sized entities. The task list for compliance given in this chapter is especially useful. Chapter 7 explains and compares de-identification methods and points to future trends in de-identification.

Chapters 8 and 9 show a road map to implement compliance with the Privacy Rule from the point of view of organization size. Certainly large entities would have more forms to complete and more areas to take care of than small entities. Detailed guidelines are given for small entities, and I like this cram-version strategy and believe many professionals who are short of time would love it too.

Chapter 11 emphasizes that covered entities should work together to share 'standards of care', and Chapter 12 presents state and federal privacy-related laws and regulations.

To summarize, this book is helpful to those who are new to HIPAA compliance and can also serve as a desktop reference book to those responsible for privacy compliance. Whether the reader is doing awareness, analysis, implementation, or audit, the reader should find that useful insights derive from a thorough reading of the book.

DeMars is practical, practical, practical. She tackles the most confudling dilemmas at work and provides an ethical compass to resolve them. You can always quit,but why not resolve the dilemmas and keep your job,too? I didn't always agree with her, but DeMars got me talking to my coworkers and my boss about what was the best solution-which was exactly DeMars' purpose for writing the book in the first place, I suspect. Yes, sometimes good employees do bad things--so here's what you do when it happens.

Bettie Currie, Fawn Hall, and Rosemary Woods needed this book. So did I. Lots of us face ethical choices that keep us up at night, or cause us to wince inside. DeMars uses lots of real-life examples to help us resolve the common dilemmas we find every day at work -- dilemmas about confidentiality, loyalty, office romance, harassment, information manipulation -- it's all here.

She also coaches us about how to get the ethics discussion going -- without losing our jobs.

My favorite chapters were on lying (only very little lies told for social convention and very large lies told to save lives are OK) and "the trouble with the boss" (here's how to talk to him about his profanity, disrespect, lies, thievery, harassment, whatever). DeMars says high ethics boosts productivity and retention of customers and employees, then shows us how to have those long-overdue conversations about how we treat each other. A great book, period. I am so clear now about where I need to draw "that line" between what I will and will not do, and I am so confident about how to do it.

This book has a few outdated pieces, given that it is fifteen years old, but still is essentially a good overview on confidentiality issues when it comes to those in ministerial and clerical roles.

The idea of the absolute requirement for confidentiality is a misconception, as author William Rankin points out. There are many circumstances in which confidentiality not only can be broken, but should be broken - the ongoing commission of criminal and hurtful activity, for example. Comparing the clerical role with the role of attorneys in attorney/client privilege, Rankin highlights several important cases in each kind of relationship in which the limits of confidentiality have been tested, not only in legal terms, but also in terms of basical moral and ethical decency.

Rankin gives a sociological/psychological assessment of the idea of clergy confidentiality, as well as a brief history of how the idea of clergy confidentiality came into being, with a particular emphasis on the Anglican/Episcopal tradition. There are elements that are similar to Roman Catholic practice, and elements that are more akin to mainline Protestant ideas. Rankin uses terms like 'seal of the confessional', making the statement, 'I cannot conceive of any priest allowing any exception, except in the most extraordinary instance,' of divulging the contents of a formal, ritual confession. It is precisely in that gray area, however small, that the test cases arise. What qualify as extraordinary circumstances? By what criteria does a priest judge these circumstance?

Rankin also looks at issues of relationship with medical professionals and counselors as both models as well as fellow professional with whom the clergy person must interact. There are far more stringent rules for patient privacy now than in 1990, so some of the guidelines here are in need of revision; however, many of the issues discussed here are at least theoretically valid, and can serve as minimum standards for the discussion.

Beyond the theoretical, Rankin demonstrates from his personal experience the value and the limits of confidentiality. This involves both his own experience as rector with a parishioners who had difficulties with the financial books, as well as the experiences of others in institutional and public settings. He demonstrates the quick way in which media reports, even from friendly and innocuous media outlets, can become guilty-by-reporting situations for the unfortunates who have not had an appropriate hearing.

There are many issues here worthwhile exploring for those in helping and ministerial professions, and at the very least will give an insight into the difficulties that can arise from breaches of confidentiality.

Collaboratively compiled and edited by Charles Levin, Allannah Furlong, and Mary Kay O'Neil, Confidentiality: Ethical Perspectives And Clinical Dilemmas is comprised of a selection of essays by learned authors concerning the ethical, legal, and clinical issues regarding confidentiality in the relationship between psychoanalyst and patient. In the twenty-first century, an era in which personal privacy is increasingly stripped away, the importance of confidentiality in legal and psychoanalytical terms requires close scrutiny in a striving to balance the needs of the public at large with the rights of the individual. Case studies of ethical dilemmas, the consequences of breaches of confidentiality, problems directly relating to clinical practice as well as more general legal matters, and much more are covered in this diverse and thoughtful engagement of a multi-sided issue.

This guy "gets it" ... and you'll want to know more, too.

HIPAA requires staff training and documentation of training. Train staff now on key components of the HIPAA privacy regulation with this convenient, pocket-sized handbook! Staff trainers, privacy officials, compliance officers, and supervisors can easily teach and test nurses and clinical staff on HIPAA compliance.

This handbook offers clear explanations and case scenarios on HIPAA privacy compliance; protecting confidentiality; record-keeping and files: maintaining, viewing, sharing, and discarding records; methods for protecting electronic information, and more. Covers electronic, paper, and verbal disclosures.

Trainers can test nurses and clinical staff on their knowledge of HIPAA Compliance with an examination found inside the handbook (answer key included). The exam can then be kept on file to fulfill HIPAA's requirement for documentation of training.

Intended Audience: Nurses, Therapists, Technicians, Pharmacy staff

In today's tight economy customers are becoming more and more careful as to whom they'll do business with. It's a lot about impressions - how professional is your staff and how professional are the documents you leave behind. Lawyer's fees being what they are today kept me from insuring the professionalism of many of my agreements. As a small business owner, I felt financially exposed until I used these templates. I know I've saved hundreds if not thousands of dollars in lawyer's fees and have improved how my customers perceive me. I recommend the Instant Attorney to any small business that's "battling the big boys" day in and day out.

Plus the templates really are as flexible and easy to use as they promote.

This agreement exceeded my expectations! It is well written, easy to understand, and comprehensive. And you can't beat the price ($6.97)! No need to "play" attorney myself - particularly since I don't have a legal degree! Instead of trying to edit an existing document that was weak to start with, we are using this document exactly as it is written.