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Implementation and EvaluationOne of the most difficult issues that DHHS faces going forward is how the health care industry will implement and evaluate HIPAA privacy standards. A private subgroup of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Exchange (WEDI) called the Strategic National Implementation Process (SNIP) is assessing implemenation. Its mission is to "assess industry-wide HIPAA Administrative Simplification implementation readiness and to bring about the national coordination necessary for successful compliance" http://snip.wedi.org. SNIP represents a large health care industry group that will identify industry best practices and provide a forum for discussion and collaboration on issues relating to the implementation of HIPAA. SNIP also offers conferences on HIPAA implementation to industry members.Recognizing the unique privacy issues facing telemedicine practitioners, OAT and OASPE have jointly funded the Advanced Technology Institute to undertake research, a workshop, and a paper that will identify which privacy issues are unique to telemedicine, evaluate how HIPAA may affect telemedicine practitioners, and identify which security approaches will facilitate effective delivery of telehealth. Completion of the report is scheduled for winter/spring 2002. The hoped for outcome of this work is the development of practical guidelines for sound privacy practice, integrating technical, policy and administrative solutions for telemedicine/ telehealth practitioners.
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