Electronic health records are a cornerstone of President Obama's national healthcare reform. But in order to succeed, healthcare organizations need to ensure consumer privacy. As a result, changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act were recently enacted. Inside this issue, we'll explain the regulation, the new requirements, and how to prepare for an audit.

This essential guide features articles on:

• COMPLIANCE - HIPAA aims to protect patient records and ensure the information is properly transmitted, shared and stored. Here's what the law says.
  
• WHAT'S AHEAD - In February 2010 an amendment to HIPAA, dubbed HITECH, will be enforced. Here's how it could affect you.
  
• POLICIES AND PROCEDURES - Building a set of processes and systems to meet HIPAA can be challenging. We'll outline where to start.
  
• ENFORCEMENT - Recent fines and penalties prove HIPAA compliance is not optional. We'll lay out the steps you can take to pass your next audit successfully.
  

Read these great articles and more in this essential E-Guide.

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