The Guide
"I think HIPAANow! is a great product. ... Offices around here are struggling with HIPAA and I've told
them what we've done and encouraged them to get in touch with Agent 77. I'm very confident that the program
will help us meet the compliance deadlines."
The HIPAANow! program centers around a guide and workbook that together
give the tools needed to be HIPAA compliant. The guide provides step-by-step,
easy to understand instructions. Think of it as a recipe for HIPAA compliance -
a 150-page recipe, but a recipe nonetheless. The CD-ROM includes electronic
versions of both the guide and workbook so that providers can edit the
documents to fit their practices' needs. The documentation is tied to the guide
in such a way that it is easy to follow.
Each task in the guide shows what is being accomplished 1 and why 2,
as well as step-by-step instructions 3. Below, it identifies what will be accomplished at the
end of the task 4, who is responsible
5, and how long it will take 6. We use a
system of one to five dots to identify how long a particular task should take. One dot means it is a task that can be
completed on a break or whenever there are a few free minutes; five-dot tasks will take some dedicated time to
complete. The last box shows the tools that will be used to complete the task 7.
The task number 8links
the contents of the guide and the workbook. The person completing the task simply references the
document in the workbook by task number and
follows the instructions to completion.
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