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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
An analysis of the impact of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) on healthcare.
# 92816 | 972 words | 2 sources | MLA | 2007 | US
Published on Feb 28, 2007 in Medical and Health (General) , Law (General) , Political Science (General)


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Description:

This paper looks at how in 2003 the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed, setting a national standard for privacy protection of health information as a result of long-standing concerns of information privacy. It analyzes and describes HIPAA as well as the connection and impact that privacy standards have on healthcare.

From the Paper:

"The HIPAA regulations protect medical records and other individually identifiable information that is written, electronically stored or communicated orally. Under HIPAA, covered health plans, doctors and other health care providers must provide a notice to their patients how they may use personal medical information and their rights, which patients need to sign for acknowledgment (United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2003). The regulations do not restrict the ability of doctors, nurses and other providers to share information needed to treat patients, but personal health information cannot be used for purposes unrelated to healthcare and covered entities may only share the minimum of protected information for a particular purpose. "

Sample of Sources Used:

  • Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. (2006). How Private is my Medical Information? Retrieved November 10, 2006, from http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs8- med.htm.
  • United States Department of Health and Human Services. (2003). Protecting the Privacy of Patients' Health Information. Retrieved November 10, 2006, from http://www.hhs.gov/news/facts/privacy.html.

Cite this Term Paper:

APA Format

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (2007, February 28) Retrieved September 25, 2023, from https://www.academon.com/term-paper/the-health-insurance-portability-and-accountability-act-hipaa-92816/

MLA Format

"The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)" 28 February 2007. Web. 25 September. 2023. <https://www.academon.com/term-paper/the-health-insurance-portability-and-accountability-act-hipaa-92816/>

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