HIPAA privacy rules detailed in AMA online guide
Explains new security regulations,  lays out deadlines for compliance
Pamela Lewis Dolan of  AMedNews reported on March 9, 2010 on the release of a new ”AMA tool (which) outlines the new requirements regarding the protection of patient information; how to comply with patients’ requests to access their information; and the administrative protections physicians must have in place. The site also details the compliance schedule with all relevant deadlines and links to additional information.”

New Tool: “What you need to know about the new health privacy and security requirements” (pdf) from AMA
Additional AMA Resources on HIPAA: www.ama-assn.org/go/hipaa