During the summer of 1996, the United States Government passed an act that would forever change the healthcare system. This was the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Here we discuss the great impact HIPAA has had on the healthcare industry over the years, emphasizing both positive and negative effects.
Every time you walk into the doctor's office, do you stop to think whether or not your health information can be shared with other individuals? Luckily for you, you are protected from this occurring. In 1996, under the Clinton Administration, the United States Government passed a new act which would change healthcare in many ways. On August 21, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, also known as …show more content…
It does not matter what kind of privacy it is, you will always want to be safe. HIPAA plays a large role in privacy within the healthcare industry. According to Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD of the University of Arizona Department of Family and Community Medicine, the intentions of HIPAA are “to protect the public from unauthorized access to, use of, and disclosure of individually identifiable health information”(Campos-Outcalt, 2004).
First and foremost, privacy is a huge concern for everyone. It does not matter what kind of privacy it is, you will always want to be safe. HIPAA plays a large role in privacy within the healthcare industry. According to Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD of the University of Arizona Department of Family and Community Medicine, the intentions of HIPAA are “to protect the public from unauthorized access to, use of, and disclosure of individually identifiable health information”(Campos-Outcalt, 2004).
In healthcare, one of the largest and most demanding careers would be nursing. Nursing is one of the toughest, but most rewarding careers out there. Following the induction of HIPAA, the job of a nurse became tougher due to having to follow these newly created standards. Marilyn Frank-Stromborg and Jaime R. Ganschow comprised a four subject list on how nursing would be affected by HIPAA:
Notice of new privacy rights
Patient consent
Patient
Every time you walk into the doctor's office, do you stop to think whether or not your health information can be shared with other individuals? Luckily for you, you are protected from this occurring. In 1996, under the Clinton Administration, the United States Government passed a new act which would change healthcare in many ways. On August 21, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, also known as …show more content…
It does not matter what kind of privacy it is, you will always want to be safe. HIPAA plays a large role in privacy within the healthcare industry. According to Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD of the University of Arizona Department of Family and Community Medicine, the intentions of HIPAA are “to protect the public from unauthorized access to, use of, and disclosure of individually identifiable health information”(Campos-Outcalt, 2004).
First and foremost, privacy is a huge concern for everyone. It does not matter what kind of privacy it is, you will always want to be safe. HIPAA plays a large role in privacy within the healthcare industry. According to Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD of the University of Arizona Department of Family and Community Medicine, the intentions of HIPAA are “to protect the public from unauthorized access to, use of, and disclosure of individually identifiable health information”(Campos-Outcalt, 2004).
In healthcare, one of the largest and most demanding careers would be nursing. Nursing is one of the toughest, but most rewarding careers out there. Following the induction of HIPAA, the job of a nurse became tougher due to having to follow these newly created standards. Marilyn Frank-Stromborg and Jaime R. Ganschow comprised a four subject list on how nursing would be affected by HIPAA:
Notice of new privacy rights
Patient consent
Patient