BRETT BUCHANAN


LAW


PHI, BAs, and NPPs Tougher new HIPAA rules in effect


Fort Worth pediatric emergency physician Matt Murray, MD, says comprehensive changes to HIPAA regulations require physicians to examine their patient privacy and security policies and to update them where applicable.


“I try to focus on


what’s best for my patients.”


BY CRYSTAL ZUZEK


Matt Murray, MD, a Fort Worth pediatric emergency physician


in the Cook Children’s Health Care System, is serious about his legal obligation to safeguard patients’ protected health information (PHI). “Complying with HIPAA does require extra work for physicians and staff. But it’s worth it to prevent patients from being adversely affected by a breach of PHI. I try to focus on what’s best for my patients,” said Dr. Murray, vice chair of the Texas Medi- cal Association Ad Hoc Committee on Health Information Technology.


October 2013 TEXAS MEDICINE 31


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