Hippa
PRIVACY
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was created August of 1996 by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton. The Department of Health and Human Services was asked to develop regulations for the use of electronic transaction standards, security, privacy, and uniform identification numbers for physicians, health plans and purchasers of health care and so on. Some of these regulations are published while some are still in the draft form.
HIPAA is the acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. HIPAA is responsible for health insurance coverage for workers and their families, especially when the worker changes or lost their jobs. President Clinton signed this on August 21, 1996. It was considered a Public Law 104-191. To decrease the organizational costs of health care a separate section is included in the law. It is required by the law that all health plans, including ERISA and health care clearinghouses and any dentist who transmits health information in an electronic transaction are required by HIPAA to use a standard electronic device. Most people believe that their medical or other health information is private and should be protected, and we want to know who has access to this information. The Privacy Rule which is a Federal law gives you the right to your health information and sets rules and limits on who can look at and receive your health information. The Privacy Rule is balanced so that it permits the disclosure of personal information needed for patient care and other important purposes. It also applies to all forms of individual protected health information whether it is electronic, written or oral. The Security Rule which is also a Federal law protects health information in electronic form which requires entities covered by HIPAA to ensure that electronic protected health information is secure. We know that every problem s a solution, it might be complete or
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was created August of 1996 by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton. The Department of Health and Human Services was asked to develop regulations for the use of electronic transaction standards, security, privacy, and uniform identification numbers for physicians, health plans and purchasers of health care and so on. Some of these regulations are published while some are still in the draft form.
HIPAA is the acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. HIPAA is responsible for health insurance coverage for workers and their families, especially when the worker changes or lost their jobs. President Clinton signed this on August 21, 1996. It was considered a Public Law 104-191. To decrease the organizational costs of health care a separate section is included in the law. It is required by the law that all health plans, including ERISA and health care clearinghouses and any dentist who transmits health information in an electronic transaction are required by HIPAA to use a standard electronic device. Most people believe that their medical or other health information is private and should be protected, and we want to know who has access to this information. The Privacy Rule which is a Federal law gives you the right to your health information and sets rules and limits on who can look at and receive your health information. The Privacy Rule is balanced so that it permits the disclosure of personal information needed for patient care and other important purposes. It also applies to all forms of individual protected health information whether it is electronic, written or oral. The Security Rule which is also a Federal law protects health information in electronic form which requires entities covered by HIPAA to ensure that electronic protected health information is secure. We know that every problem s a solution, it might be complete or