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Since its inception in 1996, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been a source of confusion and frustration for most business owners.  Virtually no businesses were spared from these sweeping regulations and laws, which were designed to establish a national framework for security standards to protect personal health care data and information.  In the 20 years since, data breaches have frequently become front page news, underscoring the obvious need for these laws, but leaving many employers and managers scratching their heads as to how and when to comply with all the mandates.The main focus of the law is to protect "personally-identifiable" health information...but what does that mean?  Specifically with regard to the employer/employee relationship it means protecting any unauthorized access to an employee's health information.  How an employer handles that protected information, and who should see it or discuss it, is a real "gray" area for most employers.  A basic understanding of how to properly handle and store what is considered protected information can go a long way to ensuring a compliant workplace.  Understanding is the key so here is some basic information which can help clarify what is protected:

 

*Health Care Claims

*Health Insurance Information

*Any personal health information

 

 

To that end, we invite you to join us for our upcoming webinars:

"HIPAA Compliance:  What Every Manager Needs To Know".  In the webinar we will discuss in depth the nuances of HIPAA, how to protect and store protected information, best practices and much more. This webinar is for anyone who manages employees or handles sensitive employee information.  Please click the link below to register for a choice of two different opportunities.