Pros And Cons Of Health Insurance Portability

The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act which means HIPAA for was passed in 1966. It has two parts: Title 1 and Title II. Title 1 offer insurance coverage for people who change careers or lose their jobs. Title II sets the security and privacy standards for how doctors, hospitals, health insurance companies, and employers who handle sensitive health information. The pros of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is that it has a broader awareness on the importance of patient confidentiality to medical staff and persons associated with the patient information, it has an increase in the amount of the facilities that uses the EMR’s in their practices, and it makes the patient information more accessible for