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Co-Chairs
Andrew E.
Blustein
Judith A. Eisen
Members
Jeffry Adest
Lara Jean Ancona
Andrew E.
Blustein
Jeffrey S. Brown
Judith A. Eisen
Stacey L. Gulick
Peter M. Hoffman
Barbara D. Knothe
Peter B. Mancino
Lourdes M.
Martinez
Gregg D. Reisman
Terence A. Russo
Debra A.
Silverman
Christina Van Vort
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The Administrative
Simplification provisions of The Federal Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
("HIPAA") require extensive efforts on the part of
health care providers, health plans and health care
clearinghouses in order to comply. GW has developed an
extensive understanding of HIPAA and a compliance
program designed to assist clients in meeting with HIPAA's requirements.
The HIPAA Practice Group
provides the following HIPAA compliance implementation
services:
- A legal compliance
gap analysis of client business practices, records,
and documents
- Assistance with the
appointment of privacy/security officers, task
forces and committees
- Assistance with
establishment of standards and procedures to achieve
compliance and detect and eliminate violations
- A comprehensive
Compliance Manual
- Development of
educational programs and training methods to
communicate client compliance standards to staff
members
- Assistance in
developing ongoing programs for monitoring and
reviewing activities to ensure ongoing compliance
with HIPAA
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