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August 28, 2002 at 08:00 PM
NU Online News Service, Aug. 28, 11:26 a.m. – Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Washington, a benefits consulting firm, says large and midsize employers should start planning now to comply with the new federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy rules.
The rules take effect April 14, 2003.
The rules require doctors, hospitals, clinics and health plans to protect patient health information.
Officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services say HHS will probably treat employers with more than 200 employees as health plan sponsors, even if the employers buy fully insured health coverage from outside insurers, rather than self-insuring, Watson Wyatt says.
