| Name, Acronym and URL |
Description of Site |
Site Provides |
Target Audience |
Organization |
| American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA): |
Site includes articles from the association's journal, FAQ, practice briefs, links to other association and government sites,as well as AHIMA's research and best practices information and on-line training program. |
Background information, links to other sites, products |
General public |
Association of hospitals and other types of healthcare organizations |
| American Health Lawyers Association: |
General information on health law, not limited to HIPAA issues. Current in Health Law section includes way to sign up for Health Law Highlights, free, weekly news update. |
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General public |
Association of health lawyers |
| American Hospital Association: |
Web site features a 'What' s new' section as well as a HIPAA overview, information on AHA activities, HIPAA implementation tools and resources. |
Background information, links to other products. |
Providers and general public |
Association |
| Arthur Andersen: |
Arthur Andersen's website offers a 'HIPAA Resource Center.' The site includes HIPAA in the News with links to articles referenced, an FAQ section, and access to presentations and papers. |
Background information, links to other products. |
General public |
Consulting services |
| Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions (AFEHCT) |
AFEHCt serves as a healthcare industry association dedicated to supporting the use of EDI and improving and reducing the cost of health care. The AFECHT site offers access to the papers coming out of its various HIPAA related work groups as well as links to member sites and a 'library' of HIPAA related papers. |
Background information, links to other sites |
General public |
Association primarily of payers, vendors, and consultants |
| Beacon Partners: |
Provides background information and links to related technology sites. Also offers discussion forums |
Background Information, links |
General public |
Consultant |
| Boundary Information Group: |
Offers a HIPAA timeline, links to other sites, articles and presentations, readiness assessments |
Background information, links |
General public |
Consultant |
Coalition.
The CALINX web site is www.calinx.org |
Provides HIPAA information and resources. |
Background Information, links |
General public |
Association |
| CTG Healthcare Solutions |
that interactively returns a score with suggestions for
move-forward approaches. ">The site offers an interactive HIPAA Readiness Assessment test that interactively returns a score with suggestions for move-forward approaches. |
Background information, links |
Providers and General public |
Vendor |
| HBOC: |
Offers HIPAA news, articles, links, FAQ and conference information. |
Background information, links |
General |
Vendor |
| University of Missouri: |
Provides links, news updates. |
Background information, links |
General |
Education |
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National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, NCPDP
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This site provides information and updates on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) activities. Information includes letters and documents that NCPDP has written, information for the public on NCPDP HIPAA activities. Other pages on the site contain information on NCPDP's SNIP efforts, as well as other information about NCPDP, the organization. |
NCPDP Pharmacy industry information |
Pharmacies, Health Plans, PBMs, Processors, Software
Vendors, the Public
Organization: Standards Development Organization for the Pharmacy Industry |
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| NCHICA: |
Offers planning tools, presentations, links, white papers, and news and updates on regional activities. |
Background information, links |
General |
Regional association |
| Per-Se Technologies |
Site provides excellent general information on HIPAA including links and white papers to download. |
Background information, links |
General Public |
Vendor |
| Phoenix Health Systems: |
HIPAA site containing HIPAA information, news and background information. Includes links to download rules. Link to sign up for HIPAAlive, a very active HIPAA e-mail discussion list, and other HIPAA services. |
Background information, links |
General public |
Consulting and outsourcing services |
| Phoenix Health Systems: |
Part of the HIPAA Advisory site (www.hipaadvisory.com), this page includes news items related to HIPAA regulations and compliance. Provides summary of news item plus link to complete article. |
Background information, links |
General public |
Consulting and outsourcing services |
| Quadramed: |
Offers an executive summary of HIPAA, links, webcasts and FAQ |
Background information, links |
General |
Vendor |
| RX2000: |
Offers HIPAA updates, FAQ, list serve, articles and presentations, speaker's bureau, and links. |
Background information, links |
General |
Association |
| Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services |
Part of HIPAA Central website (www.smed.com/hipaa). This page is a good source for updates on recent HIPAA developments. Includes links to updated government sites and news articles, and previews of upcoming industry events. |
Background information, links |
General public plus large providers |
Vendor |
| Superior Consultant Company: |
Offers general background information, white papers, presentations, and self-assessment tool |
Background information, links |
General |
Consultant |
| The Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance: |
Provides summaries of rules, JHITA's comments, background information, links, and conference information. |
Background information, links |
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| Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI): |
Hosts SNIP website. Information and registration for WEDI meetings and events. White papers and industry information on e-Health and EDI. |
Background information, links |
General public |
Association of providers, payers, and vendors |
