Useful HIPAA Links

There has been a tremendous amount of information disseminated regarding HIPAA. Fortunately, much of it resides on the World Wide Web. Listed below are links that you may find useful in your further investigations regarding HIPAA:

• Department of Health and Human Services - the agency responsible for HIPAA creation
• Phoenix Health - a good general information site
• American Medical Association
• North Carolina Health Information & Communications Alliance - a non-profit association of NC healthcare providers and professionals
• Alan Goldberg - an attorney’s web page, including HIPAA information
• WEDI - the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange
• Office for Civil Rights - the HIPAA enforcement agency
• North Carolina Medical Society - information geared for medical practices