HIPAA

The Center for Health Services Research at GSU is committed to assisting the healthcare industry prepare for and successfully meet the final regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). As one of the most wide-reaching health care legislative measures passed in decades, HIPAA will impact every aspect of the health care sector from hospitals and other direct service providers to insurers and health care clearinghouses, as well as consumers, research institutions and organizations. While the implementation process of HIPAA may seem overwhelming to many, effective education, assessment, planning, and implementation can improve businesses' bottom lines by streamlining processes, decreasing administrative cost, and ultimately improving cash flows. Perhaps one of the most important assets of HIPAA is the improvement in the quality of services that can be provided through the standardization health information. By standardizing and consolidating health information, providers will be able to more effectively treat their patients.

The Center for Health Services Research has sponsored and attended numerous HIPAA compliance and implementation seminars and workshops over the past several years. By working with such industry leaders such as Dr. Bill Braithwaite of the DHHS, the Center is able provide organizations with the most cost effective alternatives to address HIPAA. The Center for Health Services Research has assembled a comprehensive team of industry experts to assist organizations in the operational implementation and ongoing monitoring of HIPAA regulations. We provide a wide range of capabilities including:

• Education Sessions
• Project Management
• Executive Strategy and Planning
• GAP Analysis of EDI/IT, Security and Privacy Processes and Procedures
  Structural
  Operational
• Vendor/Product Assessment and Gap Analysis
• Policy and Procedure Development
• Data Mapping
• Data Quality Analysis and Improvement
• Compliance Auditing