Homeless Services Network of Central Florida » HIPAA http://www.hsncfl.org The lead agency for homeless services in Central Florida (Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:55:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Are we covered under HIPAA? http://www.hsncfl.org/2009/04/are-we-covered-under-hipaa/ http://www.hsncfl.org/2009/04/are-we-covered-under-hipaa/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:45:58 +0000 Joel Remigio http://www.hsncfl.org/?p=188 “Is my organization covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?”

HSN is asked this question because agencies that are so covered must sign a special agreement with us in order remain HIPAA-compliant as they participate in HMIS.

While HIPAA compliance can be daunting, the Department of Heatlh and Human Services (HHS) has an excellent set of charts that help you determine whether or not your organization is what they call a “covered entity” under HIPAA.

By my reading of these charts, HSN is not a covered entity.

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