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America's Health Insurance Plans
http://www.ahip.org/

AHIP (formerly American Association of Health Plans) collects a range of HIPAA-related materials.

Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions
http://www.afehct.org/

AFEHCT has a small collection of HIPAA materials, focused on transactions and code set issues.

American Health Information Management Association
http://www.ahima.org/

AHIMA, a trade organization for health information management professionals, maintains one of the most extensive HIPAA information collections.

American Health Lawyers Association
http://www.healthlawyers.org/

AHLA provides a wide range of documentation on compliance issues, including HIPAA.

American Hospital Association - HIPAA
http://www.aha.org/aha/key_issues/hipaa/

AHA's HIPAA collection is one of the best industry sites for HIPAA information and education resources.

American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/4234.html

AMA's site has a large collection of HIPAA documents and reports, and a "click and complain" feature for those disgruntled by it.

American Medical Informatics Association
http://www.amia.org/

AMIA site has a small collection of HIPAA documents and links. Site includes access to on-line journal.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
http://bcbs.com/

BCBSA's site does not yet address HIPAA in depth.

College of Healthcare Information Management Executives
http://www.cio-chime.org/

CHIME focuses on the needs of health organization CIOs.

Hawaii Health Information Corporation
http://www.hhic.org/hipaa/pilots.html

HHIC's "readiness collaborative" has a collection of HIPAA-compliant policies.

Health Care Compliance Association
http://www.hcca-info.org/

HCCA attention to compliance programs includes a focus on HIPAA.

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
http://www.himss.org/

HIMSS has a small collection of HIPAA materials.

International Association of Privacy Officers
http://www.privacyassociation.org/

IAPO provides resources for privacy officers in all sectors.

Internet Healthcare Coalition
http://www.ihealthcoalition.org/

IHC focuses on ethical uses of the Internet in healthcare.

Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance
http://www.jhita.org/

JHITA is an alliance of five organizations (AHIMA, AMIA, CHIM, CHIME and HIMSS). Health privacy (and HIPAA) are a focus.

North Carolina Health Information and Communications Alliance
http://www.nchica.org/

NCHICA is a consortium of health care organizations focused on accelerating the pace of information technology adoption.

 

Last modified: 27-Mar-2006