The "more stringent" provisions are part of privacy, so I assume you are not talking about transactions. In any event, if you are trying to decide if you are a covered entity under hipaa, start with this tool from the CMS website: http://cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2/support/tools/decisionsupport/default.asp
For public health, I suggest you start with "Are you a covered health care provider?" If you are, in fact, a covered entity your next step is to determine how your uses of protected health information are defined, and how the privacy rule applies to each use. There is a lot of help for that available on various sites. You might start your search at http://www.hipaagives.org/relatedlinks.asp Good luck! Susan Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- 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-transactions 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
