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Sep 10, 2024 · The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 establishes federal standards protecting sensitive health information from disclosure without patient's consent.

HIPAA was intended to make health care in the United States more efficient by standardizing health care transactions. To this end, HIPAA added a new Part C titled "Administrative Simplification" to …

May 2, 2025 · HIPAA is an acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – an Act passed to reform the health insurance industry.

As part of Administrative Simplification [42 U.S.C. §§1320d et seq.], HIPAA required promulgation of both privacy and security standards in recognition of the increased risk to health data posed by …

HIPAA protects your health information. That means your medical records, test results, bills, and even conversations between you and your doctor must be kept private and secure.

Jun 3, 2025 · This guide breaks down "What does HIPAA mean?" Understand the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act and how it guards privacy.

Covered entities and business associates must follow HIPAA rules. If you don’t meet the definition of a covered entity or business associate, you don’t have to comply with the HIPAA rules.

6 days ago · HIPAA requires that covered entities, such as group health plans, provide notices to covered individuals describing how the covered entity uses and discloses protected health …

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is the main Federal law that protects health information. The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules protect the privacy and security …