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This database contains the text of the HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996 (HIPAA). You can use the powerful search capabilities of askSam to find keywords and phrases throughout the report.
Detailed Information on HIPAA
Public Law 104-191 | 104th Congress - An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the use of medical savings accounts, to improve access to long-term care services and coverage, to simplify the administration of health insurance, and for other purposes.
How We Turned HIPAA into an askSam Database
The following steps were used to create the askSam Sarbanes-Oxley database:
1. Create a text file with the HIPAA text
- Locate HIPAA text on the web:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=104_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ191.104
- Copy the text to the clipboard
- Paste the text into Microsoft Word Document (or WordPerfect, Text, RTF) and save.
2. Import HIPAA text into askSam
- Create an askSam file using the DATABASE template
- Choose FILE -> IMPORT
- Select the file type of the text from the "FILES OF TYPE" pull-down list
- Locate the file and select it
- Click "DOCUMENT DELIMITER" and set the delimiter to "SEC." *
* Note - This text is case sensitive. Each time askSam locates this term it will start a new document. This automatically divides a document into chapters or sections.
- Click IMPORT
3. Creating a Table of Contents
- Locate the TOC text and copy it to the first document of the askSam database using PASTE UNFORMATTED. Return to the original TOC document and delete (DOCUMENT -> DELETE)
- Name each document in the database using DOCUMENT -> PROPERTIES. **
** Note - This process can be automated using a macro or keyboard capture utility such as MacroExpress (http://www.macroexpress.com/) or Workspace Macro Pro (http://www.tethyssolutions.com/product.htm)
- Set links on Table of Contents by highlighting the table of contents item and choosing DOCUMENT -> SET HYPERTEXT LINK *** -> DOCUMENT NAMES and selecting the document name for each item.
*** You can use CTRL+K or F4 as a shortcut to the Hypertext Link Menu.
4. Adding Navigation
- Footer
Choose DOCUMENT -> INSERT ENTRY FORM
Choose the FOOTER entry form
Select BOTTOM OF DOCUMENT from INSERT LOCATION
Choose ALL DOCUMENT in the DOCUMENT SELECTION pull-down
Click OK
- Header
Note: In order for the search results to display correctly the title of each document should be the first line of the document. Since some title can be multiple lines there is no consistent place to insert the header links. So adding the header links is a manual process. If all document titles are one line in length, repeat the steps above for inserting a FOOTER and change the INSERT LOCATION to LINE NUMBER 2
- Go to the first document
- Place the cursor on the line below the title of the document
- Choose DOCUMENT -> INSERT ENTRY FORM
- Be sure that LINKS is selected under ENTRY FORM TO INSERT
- Be sure that CURSOR POSITION is selected under INSERT LOCATION
- Repeat for each document in the file
5. Clean-up
Note: Some documents may need minor editing. Some documents may be divided improperly and need to be cut and paste into their proper location. Use the askSam editor to clean-up and correct problem areas.
6. Instructions and About
- Go to the ABOUT document - Type or paste information about the database
- Go to the INSTRUCTIONS document - Modify, add or delete instructions
- Go to the CONTENTS page and add document title and short description.
7. Pack the database (Choose FILE - PACK)
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