The Privacy Officer's Breach Response Toolkit

Will you be prepared when your organization experiences a breach of patient information?

An efficient, effective, and compliant response to any breach of patient information requires careful planning and preparedness. Author Nancy Davis shares her simple yet effective red folder approach in The Privacy Officer s Breach Response Toolkit. This book offers guidance and customizable tools that you can use to create your own red folder for responding to a breach of patient information in real time. Learn how a carefully crafted red folder can help you effectively manage a breach, meet the needs of affected patients and your organization, and comply with HIPAA, including new Omnibus Rule requirements.

The Privacy Officer s Breach Response Toolkit:

• Explains the federal laws that govern breach management and notification in the healthcare environment
• Explains the breach investigation and management process
• Discusses breach notification requirements within the context of specific scenarios
• Offers strategies for communicating information about a breach of patient information with internal stakeholders and the news media
• Includes resources that facilitate successful breach management

Take a look at the Table of Contents:

Chapter 1

Breach Notification: An Overview

Covered Entity

Business Associate

Breach

Breach Notification

State Breach Notification Requirements

Individually Identifiable Data Elements

Penalties for Noncompliance

Consequences of a Privacy Breach

Resources

Chapter 2

Investigation of a Suspected Breach

Initial Response to a Suspected Breach

The Breach Investigation Process

Identify and Notify Key Leaders and Stakeholders

Business Associates

Contact Law Enforcement Officials

Law Enforcement Request to Delay Notification

Sealed Court Documents

Privacy Breach as a Security Incident

Workforce Member Breaches

Incidence Response Toolkit

Resources

Chapter 3

Breach Notification: Who, What, When, and Why?

Patients

Office for Civil Rights

Breaches Affecting Fewer Than 500 Individuals

Breaches Affecting 500 or More Individuals

State Law

News Media

Stakeholders

Resources

Chapter 4

Communication Strategies

News Media

Internal Stakeholders

Public Relations Consultants

Resources

Chapter 5

Breach Management Resources

Create Your Own Red Folder

Supplementary Tools and Resources

Cyber Insurance