Forthcoming HIPAA changes catching some oblivious
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A recent survey found. that many of the hospitals and others that will be impacted by changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act don’t know that rule changes are set to go into effect in 2010. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conducted a survey of 150 hospital information technology executives and 26 business associate firms. Under HIPAA, business associates are any organizations that handle patient health information for purposes other than treating patients.