Seventeen of the Most Commonly Needed HIPAA Forms and Resources for Covered Entities, All Updated for the HITECH Act and Recent HIPAA Changes.

This collection of essential HIPAA forms and resource templates is fully editable and ready to be customized for your specific needs. This template collection is specially designed for Covered Entities, and can save you many hours and dollars of development time versus creating them from scratch.

Be sure your HIPAA forms are all up-to-date for the HITECH Act and the recent HIPAA changes with this collection of fully customizable forms and templates. Forms and resources in this collection require some editing before use.

The following items are included in this collection:

1. HIPAA Authorization Form for Release of Records (Model) -- This version of the HIPAA Authorization Form is the "Model" version that shows what data is to be filled in in which fields by the patient and by the Covered Entity.
2. HIPAA Authorization Form for Release of Records (Ready) -- This version of the HIPAA Authorization Form is the ready-to-use version, identical to the "Model" version but without instructions.
3. HIPAA Authorization Compliance Checklist -- This handy checklist details every element of a valid Authorization required by the HIPAA regulations.
4. Breach Notification Basics -- A concise, five-page guide to the basics of Breach Notification for Covered Entities.
5. Breach Notification Letter to Patients (Template) -- This HIPAA-required notification letter is used to inform patients and consumers about a breach of their personal health information.
6. Business Associate Agreement Template -- This BA Agreement template contains all the terms and conditions required by HIPAA and the HITECH Act, plus several additional terms recommended by our experts and clearly marked, that can be edited out or left in.
7. Notice of Privacy Practices Template -- A complete and up-to-date Notice of Privacy Practices that every Covered Entity is required to have.
8. Privacy Complaint Form Template -- A model HIPAA Privacy Complaint form used for accepting complaints from patients and consumers. Easily edited to suit your needs.
9. Privacy Officer Recommended Duties -- This handy document lists the recommended duties of the HIPAA Privacy Officer. Suitable for Covered Entities of all sizes and types.
10. Privacy-Security Incident Reporting Form Template -- This essential form is used to report and track the disposition of privacy and security incidents, to help ensure all your legal obligations are met.
11. Privacy-Security Walk-through -- This valuable resource allows you to conduct your own informal assessment of your data privacy and security. Find weaknesses and vulnerabilities before they create HIPAA violations.
12. Request Form Template: Alternate Communication of PHI -- This form is used by patients and consumers to request an alternate means or method of communicating their Protected Health Information (PHI) to them.
13. Request Form Template: Amend PHI -- This form is used by patients and consumers to request that an amendment be added to their health records.
14. Request Form Template: Disclosure Accounting -- This form is used by patients and consumers to request an accounting of certain disclosures of their Protected Health Information (PHI).
15. Request Form Template: Restrict PHI Uses & Disclosures -- This form is used by patients and consumers to request restrictions on the use and disclosure of their Protected Health Information (PHI).
16. Request Form Template: View or Copy PHI -- This form is used by patients and consumers to request a copy of, or viewing of their Protected Health Information (PHI).
17. Vendor Confidentiality Agreement -- This agreement is used with vendors or contractors not bound by HIPAA, to help ensure those third-parties keep Protected Health Information (PHI) safe and secure.

Customize the templates and forms in this product for your own unique needs and save thousands on attorney fees. All items included in this collection are fully HIPAA-compliant and are in Microsoft Word format for easy editing and customization.