HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability And Accountability

Act)Meaning and Features

WHAT IS HIPPA? HIPAA consent is the state of

being in alignment with guidelines et by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 passed by the congress. HIPAA does the following:

Reduces Health care scam and abuse

Provides the ability to transfer and continue health insurance analysis for millions of American workers and their when they shift or lose their jobs

•Mabdates industry-wise standard for health care information on computerized billing and other process and private handling of guaranteed health information and

•Requires the protection and rivate handling of guaranteed health information

What does the HIPAA Privacy Rule do?

The HIPAA Privacy Rule for the first time creates national standards to protect individuals’ medical records and other personal health information.

It gives pateints more discipline over their health information.

It sets perimeter on the use and release of health records.

•It creates appropriate safeguards that health care providers and others must achieve to protect the confedentiality of health information. •It holds culprits accountable, with criminal and civil penalties that can be imposed if they violte patient's privacy rights.

•It strikes a harmony when public responsibility supports disclouser of some forms of data, for example, to protect or safeguard public health.