HIPAA has changed! HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) may be one of the most impacting set of regulations to take place in the pharmacy industry. Now, with the publication of the “FINAL” HIPAA Rules in January 2013, the changes once again profoundly affect pharmacies and other health care facilities. The Facts ü Pharmacies need to replace or revise their existing HIPAA Compliance Program by September 23, 2013. ü Enforcement of compliance was funded in the Affordable Care Act and will be handled by the Office of Civil Rights. ü Enforcement will be proactive with on-site audits and no longer just in response to complaints. ü OCR is hiring enforcement officers just for this purpose. ü OCR is authorized to assess penalties and/ or exclude facilities non-compliant from programs payable, directly or indirectly, by Federal health care dollars. PHARMACY UPDATE For more detailed information and how it affects your pharmacy, please visit our resources page at: www.prspharmacyservices.com/ hipaa-fwa-regulations *SELECTED BY NCPA AS THE EXCLUSIVE PROVIDER OF HIPAA COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS*
20Ways Fall 2013 Issue: Community - Specialty - LTC
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