The State of HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance

April 2006 The State of HIPAA Privacy & Security Compliance Since 2003, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has surveyed health care privacy officers and others whose jobs relate to the HIPAA privacy function to gain an understanding of where health care organizations stand with regard to implementing the privacy and security rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). In this third survey, AHIMA found that: Nearly 39% of hospitals and health systems reported full privacy compliance in 2006. In 2005, 40% reported full compliance and in 2004, 23% reported full compliance   Nearly 15% stated that . . .