VIOLATED? Patient Health Care Privacy at Risk

 by Dan Kramer, Mary Lou McCoy, Sharon Holcomb

About the Author      Dan J. Kramer, Ph.D. Dr. Kramer has been involved in both the management and security of computerized health care data for more than 25 years. He is regarded as an expert in all aspects of HIPAA compliance, data privacy and security compliance requirements for the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAHO). Dr. Kramer is a consultant to health care providers, state governments and insurance organizations. He provides computerized security management controls which are required to assure the secure and HIPAA compliant exchange of electronic data between health care business trading partners.      Mary Lou McCoy Ms. McCoy has been involved in health care administration for more than 20 years. She is an accomplished consultant to the health care industry and an expert in the specific standards that apply to HIPAA data privacy controls and acceptable use data practices. She has an extensive work history in, and knowledge of, clinical documentation and diagnosis as well as procedure coding standards in both hospitals and clinics.      Sharon M. Holcomb Every author needs someone to help with the mechanics of writing. Ms. Holcomb provided her secretarial, organizational, research, writing, and editing skills to the preparation of this book.