RE: Privacy Certification
Title: Message Following the link from David Frenkel's link to the news article... NCQA, JCAHO SIGN LETTER OF INTENT TO DISCUSS COLLABORATING ON PRIVACY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR BUSINESS ASSOCIATES Program will certify that business associates appropriately safeguard protected health information http://www.ncqa.org/communications/news/index.htm Laura Schmitt, Business AnalystFairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 836Fairfax, VA 22035-1105Phone: 703-324-7023 | Fax: 703-324-7092 ___This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you. -Original Message-From: David Frenkel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 10:22 AMTo: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup ListSubject: Privacy Certification Health care industry groups to explore HIPAA privacy certificationhttp://webster.disa.org/dailywire/S20030313_05.html13 March 2003 -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) today announced a Letter of Intent to explore a collaboration to offer a Privacy Certification Program for Business Associates. Regards, David Frenkel Business Development GEFEG USA Global Leader in Ecommerce Tools www.gefeg.com 612-237-1966 ---The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time.You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:SCHMITT;Laura FN:Schmitt, Laura A. ORG:Fairfax County Government;FFCCSB NOTE:B-3 TEL;WORK;VOICE:(703) 324-7023 ADR;WORK;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:;MHS;12011 Govt Ctr Pkwy=0D=0ASuite 836;Fairfax;VA;22035;USA LABEL;WORK;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:MHS=0D=0A12011 Govt Ctr Pkwy=0D=0ASuite 836=0D=0AFairfax, VA 22035=0D=0AUSA EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] REV:20030111T000247Z END:VCARD --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
RE: Privacy Certification
Perhaps when the public begins to trust those of us that actually do the work to do our jobs. The public is very afraid of their personal information, not just health information being misused by car dealers, insurance companies, banks, identity thieves, the government, etc. and HIPAA is a well intentioned way to protect an individuals. Now that the government has placed privacy and security on the table, others will find a way to use it for their personal advantage and who can say NO to JCHAO and NCQA. We would look like we have something to hide. It might be interesting to see the cost of these certifications displayed as a line item on a patient's bill, much like the hazardous waste disposal charge is displayed on my car maintenance bill. Joseph J. Hrncirik Product Administrator Chris Brancato [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List rvices.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: 03/17/2003 03:18 PMSubject: RE: Privacy Certification Please respond to Chris Brancato All, I am very interested in your educated opinions from your diverse positions in the healthcare field. I previously posted a question to the group to discuss what exactly are we hoping to achieve with certification efforts such as this. In my 20 years in healthcare, I am unclear of the value (protection, insurance, calming effect) that certification supposedly offers. What I am certain of is these initiatives, if widely adopted out of fear, uncertainty or sheer opportunity, will serve to drive administrative costs higher and not have the intended consequences when we should be driving the cost of care DOWN. The days where healthcare at any cost are long gone. I can see a doctor's office. They already pay for CLIA QC and inspection if necessary. Now they'll be paying for a Privacy certification, then for a Security certification, while already paying for a Trans/Code Set certification. All of which do little to improve quality or even the perception of quality. Many hospitals are cited for medical errors or violations of research protocols only to have performed well in a previous certification inspection. I've worked at a few that will remain nameless. So?have at it! Where does this insanity end? Christopher P. Brancato Compliance Officer Manager, Development/Product Management Suite 3 503 Faulconer Drive Charlottesville, VA 22903-4978 434-817-9000 800-800-4021 (toll free) 434-817-9006 (FAX) [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.healthdataservices.com The information contained in this message may be privileged and/or confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of the material. -Original Message- From: Schmitt, Laura A. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 1:05 PM To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Subject: RE: Privacy Certification Following the link from David Frenkel's link to the news article... NCQA, JCAHO SIGN LETTER OF INTENT TO DISCUSS COLLABORATING ON PRIVACY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR BUSINESS ASSOCIATES Program will certify that business associates appropriately safeguard protected health information http://www.ncqa.org/communications/news/index.htm Laura Schmitt, Business Analyst Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board 12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 836 Fairfax, VA 22035-1105 Phone: 703-324-7023 | Fax: 703-324-7092 This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential
