Privacy, Security and Data Sharing Links

This page contains links to educational materials on privacy, security and data sharing topics.

HIPAA Resources

HIPAA Privacy Case Studies for Local Public Agencies
 

• Washington

• New Jersey

• North Carolina

 

Links To Privacy Sites

Links To Security Sites

Health Information Privacy Web Site

States HIPAA Privacy and Security Sites

HIPAA General Information

Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule

Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information

Health Services Research and the HIPAA Privacy Rule

HIPAA Implementation Guides

Letter to Secretary Thompson, November 25, 2002: Recommendations for Implementing the HIPAA Privacy Rule

The 2006 State of HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance Survey

Letter to State Governors Regarding the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's Privacy and Security Solutions Project

Organizations/Offices

Medical Privacy - National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information

The Legal Action Center

National Committee on Vital & Health Statistics Subcommittee on Privacy & Confidentiality

National Association of Health Data Organizations

Association of State & Territorial Health Organizations

The American Health Information Management Association

HIPAA Gives

General resources

American Health Information Community (AHIC) Confidentiality, Privacy, and Security Workgroup

Health Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) Privacy and Security Workgroup Public Documents

HITSP Privacy and Security Workgroup

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Privacy and Security Resource Page

Health Information Security and Privacy Collaborative (HISPC) Main Project Homepage - RTI

HISPC National Conference Presentations

HISPC Project Site - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Notes from the HISPC National Conference Overview, March 2007

ASTHO's Public Health Information Exchange Across State Lines Issue Report