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Features are good - the true stories, the review questions, objectives, terms, Think About It, the summary - all good and helps student learn.

The Table of Contents is well organized and clearly presents the concepts for each chapter. The material is organized in a logical flow that builds to the final chapter where the HIPAA myths are demystified. Chapter 5: I love this chapter! The author summarizes the contents of the book into a clear, concise and reasonable methodology that debunks the HIPAA myths and misconceptions that we often encourage with our lack of knowledge. Chapter 4: The security rule chapter explains the nuts and bolts of the administrative, physical, and technical safeguards required for enforcement of the security rule for HIPAA. Chapter 3: This is the best material on transactions and code sets I've seen. Often this topic is written in a technical language that students and readers struggle with. The author takes the technicality out of a very technical area. Chapter 4: A good crash course on the HIPAA Security Rule. Objectives and terms were well thought out and chapter content is sufficient and appropriate. The inclusion of the safegaurds, risk analysis, and risk management, various access controls, security incidents and contingency plans are key elements for students when studying the security rule. The text provides an In-depth discussion of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and Transactions Rule. The authors focus on how HIPAA is applied to the professionals within the health care industry. The authors unique writing styles are beneficial to the student learning process. Features are good - the true stories, the review questions, objectives, terms, Think About It, the summary - all good and helps student learn.

Chapter 4: A good crash course on the HIPAA Security Rule. Objectives and terms were well thought out and chapter content is sufficient and appropriate. The inclusion of the safegaurds, risk analysis, and risk management, various access controls, security incidents and contingency plans are key elements for students when studying the security rule. The text provides an In-depth discussion of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and Transactions Rule. The authors focus on how HIPAA is applied to the professionals within the health care industry. The authors' unique writing styles are beneficial to the student learning process. Features are good - the true stories, the review questions, objectives, terms, Think About It, the summary - all good and helps student learn. The Table of Contents is well organized and clearly presents the concepts for each chapter. The material is organized in a logical flow that builds to the final chapter where the HIPAA myths are demystified. Chapter 5: I love this chapter! The author summarizes the contents of the book into a clear, concise and reasonable methodology that debunks the HIPAA myths and misconceptions that we often encourage with our lack of knowledge. Chapter 4: The security rule chapter explains the nuts and bolts of the administrative, physical, and technical safeguards required for enforcement of the security rule for HIPAA. Chapter 3: This is the best material on transactions and code sets I've seen. Often this topic is written in a technical language that students and readers struggle with. The author takes the technicality out of a very technical area.

Chapter 4: A good crash course on the HIPAA Security Rule. Objectives and terms were well thought out and chapter content is sufficient and appropriate. The inclusion of the safegaurds, risk analysis, and risk management, various access controls, security incidents and contingency plans are key elements for students when studying the security rule. The text provides an In-depth discussion of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and Transactions Rule. The authors focus on how HIPAA is applied to the professionals within the health care industry. The authors' unique writing styles are beneficial to the student learning process. The Table of Contents is well organized and clearly presents the concepts for each chapter. The material is organized in a logical flow that builds to the final chapter where the HIPAA myths are demystified. Chapter 5: I love this chapter! The author summarizes the contents of the book into a clear, concise and reasonable methodology that debunks the HIPAA myths and misconceptions that we often encourage with our lack of knowledge. Chapter 4: The security rule chapter explains the nuts and bolts of the administrative, physical, and technical safeguards required for enforcement of the security rule for HIPAA. Chapter 3: This is the best material on transactions and code sets I've seen. Often this topic is written in a technical language that students and readers struggle with. The author takes the technicality out of a very technical area. Features are good - the true stories, the review questions, objectives, terms, Think About It, the summary - all good and helps student learn.

-Features are good - the true stories, the review questions, objectives, terms, Think About It, the summary - all good and helps student learn.-

The Table of Contents is well organized and clearly presents the concepts for each chapter. The material is organized in a logical flow that builds to the final chapter where the HIPAA myths are demystified. Chapter 5: I love this chapter! The author summarizes the contents of the book into a clear, concise and reasonable methodology that debunks the HIPAA myths and misconceptions that we often encourage with our lack of knowledge. Chapter 4: The security rule chapter explains the nuts and bolts of the administrative, physical, and technical safeguards required for enforcement of the security rule for HIPAA. Chapter 3: This is the best material on transactions and code sets I've seen. Often this topic is written in a technical language that students and readers struggle with. The author takes the technicality out of a very technical area. Chapter 4: A good crash course on the HIPAA Security Rule. Objectives and terms were well thought out and chapter content is sufficient and appropriate. The inclusion of the safegaurds, risk analysis, and risk management, various access controls, security incidents and contingency plans are key elements for students when studying the security rule. The text provides an In-depth discussion of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and Transactions Rule. The authors focus on how HIPAA is applied to the professionals within the health care industry. The authors' unique writing styles are beneficial to the student learning process. Features are good - the true stories, the review questions, objectives, terms, Think About It, the summary - all good and helps student learn.

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Dan Krager is formerly Manager of Information Systems, HIPAA Officer, and HIPAA Security Officer for Richland Memorial Hospital. Dan earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He is a certified network engineer with Novell Systems, Cisco systems, and Linux, with over 15 years of experience in computer and network applications for hospital settings. As HIPAA officer and HIPAA security officer, Dan enabled Richland Memorial Hospital to move toward compliance. He worked closely with Illinois Hospital Association to build a statewide infrastructure that enables health care organizations to interconnect electronically. As that infrastructure has matured, it has changed the way health care information is exchanged. Working with his wife Carole, Dan has authored two successful books about HIPAA and hopes this new edition will be as useful as the previous. Though Dan is now officially retired to his wood shop, he always keeps an eye open for changes in health care law. Carole H. Krager is an adjunct instructor in the Medical Office Careers Department at Olney Central College campus of Illinois Eastern Community College, teaching medical insurance and coding and advanced coding. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois; is experienced in clinic billing; trained in diagnosis coding at Triton College in River Grove, Illinois and online AHIMA coding courses; has experience in outpatient hospital coding as a full-time coder for Hospital Sisters Health Systems in O’Fallon, Illinois; is a member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA); and is a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS). Carole has been an educator for more than 36 years and has successfully communicated in an easy-to-understand manner. She has been trained in teaching students who learn outside the norm. Experience with billing and coding enabled her to understand the inner workings of both physician and hospital offices.

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