Health: Confidentiality - Archive

Official Source Documents	Council Materials

Official Source Documents September 1, 2004 — GAO Report on First Year of Federal Privacy Rules December 5, 2002 — Department of Health and Human Services Guidance on Privacy Regulations October 2, 2002 — Frequently Asked Questions About the HIPAA Privacy Rule Issued by HHS August 12, 2002 — HHS Press Release on Final Modified Confidentiality Regulations August 12, 2002 — HHS Summary of Final Modified Confidentiality Regulations August 9, 2002 — Final Revised Regulations Regarding Confidentiality of Health Information March 21, 2002 — Health and Human Services Fact Sheet on Proposed Privacy Rule Notice March 21, 2002 — Health and Human Services Press Release on Proposed Privacy Rule Notice February 7, 2002 — Letter from Senators Bill Frist (R-TN) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) to HHS Secretary on Privacy Regs July 6, 2001 — HHS Guidance on Standards for Privacy of Individually Indentifiable Health Information April 12, 2001 — Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson Regarding Patient Privacy Regulations December 21, 2000 — Final Regulation on Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Department of Health and Human Services) December 21, 2000 — Preamble to the Final Regulation on Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Department of Health and Human Services) December 20, 2000 — White House Summary of HHS Final Regulation on Privacy of Health Information January 5, 2000 — Corrections to Proposed Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Department of Health and Human Services) November 3, 1999 — Proposed Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Department of Health and Human Services) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3	Council Materials April 26, 2002 — Council Final Comments on HHS Privacy Regulations March 5, 2002 — Council's Comments to HHS Regulatory Reform Commission September 4, 2002 — Client Memo on the HIPAA Privacy Rules Prepared by Gardner Carton & Douglas August 12, 2002 — Analysis of Final HIPAA Privacy Rule Modifications Prepared by Davis Wright Tremain LLP August 12, 2002 — Summary of Changes to Final HIPAA Privacy Regulation Prepared by Hogan & Hartson August 12, 2002 — Analysis of Final HIPAA Privacy Rule Modifications Prepared by Holland & Knight March 28, 2001 — Council Comments on the HHS Confidentiality of Health Information Regulations March 9, 2001 — Analysis of HHS Final Rule on Confidentiality of Health Information (prepared by the Groom Law Group) February 8, 2001 — Testimony of Jane Greenman before Senate HELP Committee on Confidentiality Regulations January 29, 2001 — Alston & Bird Summary of Confidentiality Regulations December 28, 2000 — Gardner, Carton & Douglas Summary of Confidentiality Regulations (pdf document) December 22, 2000 — Davis Wright Tremaine Summary of Confidentiality Regulations December 22, 2000 — Hogan and Hartson Summary of Confidentiality Regulations February 17, 2000 — Cover Letter to APPWP's Detailed Comments on HHS Confidentiality Regulations March 10, 1999 — APPWP's Detailed Comments on HHS Confidentiality Regulations
Official Source Documents	Council Materials
April 15, 2002 — Senate HELP panel reviews HHS privacy regulations; Council says regs improved but still need work March 21, 2002 — HHS privacy regulations released today are improved but still need work, says Council April 12, 2001 — American Benefits Council welcomes further guidance as HHS announces patient health information privacy rules implementation March 29, 2001 — Council staff available to speak on new comments to HHS on privacy of health care information February 8, 2001 — Federal health information privacy regulations should be simplified, says American Benefits Council January 28, 2000 — APPWP Finds Hope and Frustration in State of the Union Health and Pension Proposals
Patients' Bill of Rights · HIPAA · Plan Administration
Paul Dennett, Council vice president, health policy Kathryn Wilber, Council health policy legal counsel