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Summary: A MUST read for understanding HIPAA
Review: "Getting Started With HIPAA" brought me a complete understanding of the regulations as well as it's impact on patients, providers, and payers. It continues with key steps for compliance such as Gap Analysis and Remediation. Getting Started With HIPAA is a practical and solution-oriented text that presents HIPAA in a clear and concise manner. Thank you Mr. Pabrai for writing this book & big thanks to Amazon for bringing this book to needy people like me.
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Summary: HIPAA is not a Demon for me anymore
Review: After getting the responsibility of a Compliance Officer recently, I found this book from HIPAA Academy. I read lot of material from HHS & CMS website which was very difficult to understand and after reading this book now things are falling in place. I plan to start my compliance process ASAP and later I will persue my HIPAA Academy certifications. I got the worth of my money by buying this book and value for time spent on finding a good HIPAA book.
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Summary: Good Summary Text
Review: As many have already stated, this is much friendlier reading that the Federal Register docs. Although I have found several inconsistencies they are not major and do not detract from a well written text.
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Summary: Getting Started on Getting Well
Review: Author Lorraine Day MD, on page 253 of the text, lists Black Berries as 8 percent protein; thus one cup (or 144 grams)yields 11.5 grams of protein. She cites USDA HAndbook #456 as reference.
However USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release # 17 lists only 2 grams of protein for the same measure. That's a difference of over five times.
Another item, broccoli, computes a difference of 4.3 times.
To a cancer patient seeking proper nutrition, those gross differences in protein measurements is worrisome and depressing.
Similar values of all other vegetables and fruits are suspect.
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Summary: HIPAA language made easy
Review: I began learning about HIPAA by reading the legislation directly from the Federal Register. Yikes, talk about brain melt. This book boils down the legal jargon into language that actually makes sense. In addition, it defines key steps that one should follow in order to bring their organization into compliance. (I suppose that's why its called Getting Started With HIPAA!) I would definately recommend this book.
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Summary: Weak on HIPAA Security!
Review: If you are looking for a solid review of the HIPAA Security Rule, I would suggest looking elsewhere. The breadth and depth of this chapter is very narrow (a mere 25 pages of shallow content) and I suspect it was actually written before the Final Security Rule was released in February of this year (2003). The frameworks for assessing Security Policicies and Procedures are nearly non-existent. While the book does have some solid HIPAA content, it's definitely not geared towards accurately assessing one's HIPAA Security Posture.
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Summary: Weak on HIPAA Security!
Review: If you are looking for a solid review of the HIPAA Security Rule, I would suggest looking elsewhere. The breadth and depth of this chapter is very narrow (a mere 25 pages of shallow content) and I suspect it was actually written before the Final Security Rule was released in February of this year (2003). The frameworks for assessing Security Policicies and Procedures are nearly non-existent. While the book does have some solid HIPAA content, it's definitely not geared towards accurately assessing one's HIPAA Security Posture.
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Summary: Lucid. Comprehensive.
Review: Lucid and comprehensive is my first thougt on this book. It definitely deserves a look. Has a valuable overview of the HIPAA compliance and clearly explains things that need to be done. Helpful for beginner as well. It serves a great purpose as a reference book with lots of information.
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Summary: Good information; poor editing.
Review: The book has some very useful information, but the style and or lack of editing detracts and distracts from its readability. For example: on page 2 the entire 4th paragraph is repeated word for word on page 7. On page 7 the 7th paragraph is repeated on page 9. The last paragraph on page 12 is identical to the first paragraph on page 13. On page 546 the first and third paragrpahs are identical, and the second and fourth paragraphs are identical. When reading along one gets a sense of deja vu and suspects they picked up the reading from the wrong starting point. When reading along one gets a sense of deja vu and suspects they picked up the reading from the wrong starting point. :) In summary, useful information, but fire the editor.
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Summary: Required reading for all health care and IT professionals
Review: This is an easy-to-read, yet comprehensive text that covers all the major sections of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Title. It includes excellent information on the final Security Rule and features many templates, scenarios and examples. Required reading for all IT, especially security as well as health care professionals.
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