Publisher's Synopsis
The Privacy Officer's Breach Response Toolkit
Nancy A. Davis, MS, RHIA, CHPS
Will you be prepared when your organization experiences a breach of patient information?
An efficient, effective, and compliant response to any breach of patient information requires careful planning and preparedness. Author Nancy Davis shares her simple yet effective "red folder" approach in The Privacy Officer's Breach Response Toolkit. This book offers guidance and customizable tools that you can use to create your own red folder for responding to a breach of patient information in real time. Learn how a carefully crafted red folder can help you effectively manage a breach, meet the needs of affected patients and your organization, and comply with HIPAA, including new Omnibus Rule requirements.
The Privacy Officer's Breach Response Toolkit:
- Explains the federal laws that govern breach management and notification in the healthcare environment
- Explains the breach investigation and management process
- Discusses breach notification requirements within the context of specific scenarios
- Offers strategies for communicating information about a breach of patient information with internal stakeholders and the news media
- Includes resources that facilitate successful breach management
Take a look at the Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Breach Notification: An Overview
- Covered Entity
- Business Associate
- Breach
- Breach Notification
- State Breach Notification Requirements
- Individually Identifiable Data Elements
- Penalties for Noncompliance
- Consequences of a Privacy Breach
- Resources
Chapter 2: Investigation of a Suspected Breach
- Initial Response to a Suspected Breach
- The Breach Investigation Process
- Identify and Notify Key Leaders and Stakeholders
- Business Associates
- Contact Law Enforcement Officials
- Law Enforcement Request to Delay Notification
- Sealed Court Documents
- Privacy Breach as a Security Incident
- Workforce Member Breaches
- Incidence Response Toolkit
- Resources
Chapter 3: Breach Notification: Who, What, When, and Why?
- Patients
- Office for Civil Rights
- Breaches Affecting Fewer Than 500 Individuals
- Breaches Affecting 500 or More Individuals
- State Law
- News Media
- Stakeholders
- Resources
Chapter 4: Communication Strategies
- News Media
- Internal Stakeholders
- Public Relations Consultants
- Resources
Chapter 5: Breach Management Resources
- Create Your Own Red Folder
- Supplementary Tools and Resources
- Cyber Insurance
