Hipaa Plain and Simple: A Compliance Guide for Health Care Professionals

A compliance guide for health care professionals, and a valuable, must-read resource for frontline patient interaction. A valuable, must-read resource for frontline patient interaction. This straightforward guide simplifies the complex HIPAA regulations for those in the medical office who have direct patient contat or are responsible for safeguarding patient information. Each chapter contains "what to do" and "how to do it" directions to help every employee - from nurses and physician assistants to receptionists and coding/billing experts - learn what it means to be HIPAA compliant and how to achieve compliance.