HIPAA is a very important act, these rules protect you, your physician, nurse, practice, family, bosses, etc. The privacy of your personal information is very important and anyone who reviles any of your information without your approval they will have committed a violation and there will be penalties for them to face. “Health information means any information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium that is received by any healthcare provider, school, employer. Any past, present or future medical issues with a person.” (9)
To help people understand the importance of HIPAA.
Penalties of violating HIPAA rules.
How to deal with a situation using HIPAA
HIPAA or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was enacted in 1996. (1) This new act set regulations in place that would protect the privacy of the participants and beneficiaries in group health plans. It is enforced by Privacy Rule of DHHS. Any health care provider, health organizations, or government health plans that use, store, maintain, or transmit patient information must comply with the federal law. HIPAA also protects employees from having their information released by their employer. Along with protecting the privacy of participants the law was also established to cut down on fraudulent activity and improve data systems. Information obtained from your records can not be …show more content…
HIPAA is divided into two different titles, the first one is dealing with portability and, the second focuses on administrative simplification. (3) Portability allows people to safely take their health insurance with them from one job to another. (11) Administrative simplification is a legal article that sets requirements for patients safety the most important requirements are transaction and code sets, identifier, security, and privacy. HIPAA is the act to protect your personal
To help people understand the importance of HIPAA.
Penalties of violating HIPAA rules.
How to deal with a situation using HIPAA
HIPAA or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was enacted in 1996. (1) This new act set regulations in place that would protect the privacy of the participants and beneficiaries in group health plans. It is enforced by Privacy Rule of DHHS. Any health care provider, health organizations, or government health plans that use, store, maintain, or transmit patient information must comply with the federal law. HIPAA also protects employees from having their information released by their employer. Along with protecting the privacy of participants the law was also established to cut down on fraudulent activity and improve data systems. Information obtained from your records can not be …show more content…
HIPAA is divided into two different titles, the first one is dealing with portability and, the second focuses on administrative simplification. (3) Portability allows people to safely take their health insurance with them from one job to another. (11) Administrative simplification is a legal article that sets requirements for patients safety the most important requirements are transaction and code sets, identifier, security, and privacy. HIPAA is the act to protect your personal