Iowa Medical Society – HIPAA Resources  

Manuals

The Illinois State Medical Society made two of its HIPAA manuals available for use by IMS members. Those manuals were authored by a nationally-recognized HIPAA educator and spokesperson who also held key positions with WEDI. The manuals were adapted by IMS to reflect appropriate references to Iowa law.

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – Model Privacy and Security Policies and Procedures, October 2002, adapted and released by IMS, January 2003.
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – Model Security Policies and Procedures, revised July 2004.

These manuals are available only to identified IMS physician members by contacting Traci Hellman at thellman@iowamedical.org.

HIPAA and Legal Process – Guidance Document

IMS convened an informal workgroup of attorneys as well as representatives of medical practice and hospitals to discuss challenges faced by both providers and attorneys in obtaining medical record (protected health information (PHI)) under HIPAA.

Click here to obtain a copy of an IMS guidance document, “HIPAA – Responding to Legal Process,” developed with input from the above noted representatives.

Iowa Medicine

• “HIPAA National Provider Identifier (NPI) – Apply, Then Wait for Instructions!”
  Iowa Medicine (July-August 2005)
• “HIPAA Fees for Medical Records – It’s Not What Some Attorneys Think It Is,”
  Iowa Medicine (November/December 2004)
• “HIPAA’s Next Phase – Security,”
  Iowa Medicine (January/February 2004)
• “HIPAA – Transactions Readiness and Other HIPAA News,”
  Iowa Medicine (September/October 2003)
• “HIPAA Business Associates – Be Aware of Contracting Responsibilities
  and Wary of Risks,”
  Iowa Medicine (January/February 2003)
• “HIPAA Compliance – We’re in the Countdown!”
  Iowa Medicine (September/October 2002)
• “HIPAA Is Still Coming!”
  Iowa Medicine (March/April 2002)
• “HIPAA Is On Its Way … Be On the Watch,”
  Iowa Medicine (May/June 2000).

IMS Advocate

Physician members of IMS receive the IMS Advocate by e-mail or mail weekly during the General Assembly session and monthly when the legislature is not in session. HIPAA updates often are included in the Advocate.