Dresevic Adrienne, Mikel Clinton
The Health Law Partners, PC.
Radiol Manage. 2013 Mar-Apr;35(2):34-9; quiz 40-1.
The Office for Civil Rights issued its long awaited final regulations modifying the HIPAA privacy, security, enforcement, and breach notification rules--the HIPAA Megarule. The new HIPAA rules will require revisions to Notice of Privacy Practices, changes to business associate agreements, revisions to HIPAA privacy and security policies and procedures, and an overall assessment of HIPAA compliance. The HIPAA Megarule formalizes the HITECH Act requirements, and makes it clear that the OCRs ramp up of HIPAA enforcement is not merely a passing trend. The new rules underscore that both covered entities and business associates must reassess and strengthen HIPAA compliance.
民权办公室发布了期待已久的最终法规，对《健康保险流通与责任法案》（HIPAA）的隐私、安全、执法和违规通知规则进行修订——即HIPAA大规则。新的HIPAA规则将要求修订隐私惯例通知、修改业务合作伙伴协议、修订HIPAA隐私和安全政策及程序，并对HIPAA合规情况进行全面评估。HIPAA大规则使《健康信息技术经济和临床健康法案》（HITECH Act）的要求正式化，并明确表明民权办公室加强HIPAA执法并非只是一时的趋势。新规则强调，涵盖实体和业务合作伙伴都必须重新评估并加强HIPAA合规。
