HIMSS Privacy & Security FAQ

The HIMSS blog recently posted some answers to frequently asked questions about Privacy & Security. 

The complete post is available at their site, here are the questions they covered: 

1.       What new privacy and security laws were contained in ARRA?

2.       What is the “HIPAA NPRM?” 

3.       Once and for all, is encryption required by HIPAA?

4.        I heard that HHS has withdrawn its submittal for government review of the “Breach Notification Final Rule.”  Does this mean that our organization can assume that we do not have to make any notifications until HHS resubmits the rule?

5.       Can we really expect that HHS will step up enforcement of HIPAA and the new HITECH requirements?

Questions 1-3 are answered in the first post and 4-5 in the second. 

There is a lot of good information in both posts, and you can post additional questions in the comments. Take a look!