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HIPAA COW is a non-profit organization open to entities considered to be Covered Entities, Business Associates, and/or Trading Partners under HIPAA, as well as any other organization impacted by HIPAA regulations.

2011 Annual Report

NEW! HIPAA COW Privacy Breach - Privacy Officer's Response & Investigation Checklist -This checklist has been created to provide outlined guidance in responding to a large scale/high impact privacy breach due to loss, theft, or other unauthorized access, use or disclosure of patient protected health information (PHI). More detail is provided in the HIPAA COW Breach Notification Policy.

NEW! HIPAA COW Resources Grid - A complete listing of all deliverables on this site

NEW! HIPAA COW Risk Analysis Toolkit

Congratulations to HIPAA COW Board Member Kathy Johnson for being recognized with an Outstanding State Employee award. Kathy was specifically cited for being an innovator and a watchdog for protecting private information on behalf of DHS and the citizens of Wisconsin.

Congratulations to HIPAA COW Board Member Laurie Burckhardt on receiving a 2011 WEDI Distinguished Service Award!

Congratulations to HIPAA COW Board Member Sarah Coyne for being named "Wisconsin Health Law Attorney of the Year"

Privacy, Security & Meaningful Use Questions to Ask Vendors

CMS Statement on 5010 Discretionary Enforcement

Wisconsin's ICD-10 Partnership Website. See ICD 10 tab at left!!

Social Media Whitepaper

Encryption Whitepaper

Security Benchmarking Whitepaper

Position Statement on the Benefits of Enabling Opportunistic Transport Layer Security for the Protection of Email

Patient Right to Request restrictions on how Protected Health Information is Used/Disclosed for Treatment, Payment, and Healthcare Operations: Updated for ARRA/HITECH changes regarding self-pay.

ARRA/HITECH Breach Notification Policy

HIPAA COW Example Privacy & Security Training Session with Review Questions & Answers

Drug Seeking Behavior Whitepaper

Security Audit Quick Start Guide and Grid

Looking for a HIPAA-Related Job? Click on "Job Board" Tab at left. It's also a place to post HIPAA related jobs within your organizations.

Network! Join a HIPAA COW Networking Group - Click Here for Copy of Networking Brochure

Occupational Health Whitepaper
Employee Health Whitepaper
Materials on Secure E-Mail
Wisconsin Consumer HIPAA Guide
Upcoming and Past Events
HIPAA COW Testimony at WEDI NPI Hearing, March 2006

Did you know? HIPAA COW is an RSA of WEDI SNIP. Talk about Alphabet Soup! Literal Translation: The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act Collaborative of Wisconsin is a Regional Strategic National Implementation Process Affiliate of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange Strategic National Implementation Process. OK, it still doesn’t tell you much. What it means to HIPAA COW is that being a Regional affiliate of WEDI provides us with: An important resource for our programs. A voice in the national dialog regarding HIPAA implementation. The ability to collaborate with other states and regions. It’s a good partnership. For more information visit: www.wedi.org