Following in the footsteps of its bestselling predecessor, this book is a one-stop, up-to-date resource on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security, along with the HITECH Act and the 2013 Omnibus Rule requirements. Updated and revised with several new sections, this edition defines what HIPAA is, what it requires, and what you need to do to achieve compliance. It provides an easy-to-understand overview of HIPAA privacy and security rules and compliance tasks. Supplying authoritative insights into real-world HIPAA privacy and security issues, it summarizes the analysis, training, and technology needed to properly plan and implement privacy and security policies.