With less than six months until the federal medical privacy rule takes effect, doctors, hospitals, health plans and other “covered entities” that must comply with it are turning their attention to the steps the federal government will take to enforce the law.
The sweeping rule, part of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), creates new privacy rights for patients’ health information and requires covered entities to launch specific policies to protect that information. Instead of taking an aggressive approach to identify and punish violators, the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) will follow a “complaint-driven process” that emphasizes a voluntary resolution of problems, according to Richard M. Campanelli, director of HHS’ Office of Civil Rights. The office is charged with enforcing the privacy rule, which takes effect on April 14, 2003, while the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will oversee compliance with the rest of HIPAA’s rules and regulations.
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