Joel Simon

Senior Consultant & Director, HIPAA Compliance, The Gobel Group

Joel L. Simon has worked as a professional fundraiser for more than 20 years. Prior to fundraising, Joel worked in the in-house counsel's office of a regional hospital and as a lawyer at a prominent regional law firm.

Joel lectures frequently on the fund raising aspects HIPAA, including at many national conferences. He has been a thought leader on fund raising components of HIPPAA since the law was first proposed in 2000. Joel is a contributing editor to "Fundraising under HIPAA: A Guide to the HIPAA Privacy Rules" published by the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy.


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Joel Simon

HIPAA Compliant Fundraising Under New Rules

Earlier this year, HHS published amendments to the regulations promulgated under The Health Insurance and Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2003 (HITECH). Among the many areas impacted by these rules (billing, marketing, research, IT security, etc.) is fund raising.

Joel Simon

HIPAA and Fundraising: Strategies to Stay Compliant

In January 2013, The US Department of Health and Human Services made major changes to rules implementing The Health Insurance and Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2003 (HITECH). Among the many areas impacted by these rules (billing, marketing, research, IT security, etc.) is fund raising.

Joel Simon

HIPAA Fundraising: What You Need to Know, What You Need to Do

In 2013, The US Department of Health and Human Services made major changes to rules implementing The Health Insurance and Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2003 (HITECH). Among the many areas impacted by these rules (billing, marketing, research, IT security, etc.) is fund raising. The amendments significantly modify the methods and practice that hospitals, their institutionally related foundations, and other healthcare charities may or must employ when using ANY patient or client information for fund raising.

Joel Simon

Fundraising Under New HIPAA Regulations

In 2013, The US Department of Health and Human Services made major changes to rules implementing The Health Insurance and Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2003 (HITECH). Among the many areas impacted by these rules (billing, marketing, research, IT security, etc.) is fund raising. The amendments significantly modify the methods and practice that hospitals, their institutionally related foundations, and other healthcare charities may or must employ when using ANY patient or client information for fund raising.

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