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Find information about HIPAA.
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What is HIPAA?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), also known as the Kassebaum-Kennedy bill, became public law (P.L. 104-191) on August 21, 1996. HIPAA was introduced as a bill to improve the portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in group and individual markets; to combat waste, fraud and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery; to improve access to services and coverage; and to simplify the administration of health insurance.
HIPAA includes Administrative Simplification (AS) requirements intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the entire health care system through the national standardization of electronic transactions and code sets. The HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes requirements for the handling of certain health care information to ensure privacy of patient health care data. Other AS rules will address unique health identifiers, security provisions, and enforcement.
The requirements apply specifically to entities considered to be a Health Plan, Healthcare Clearinghouse, Healthcare Provider, Business Associate or Trading Partner as defined by HIPAA.
HIPAA 101 Presentation
Feel free to modify and use the PowerPoint presentation which has been developed by the Communication Workgroup. This presentation is a basic HIPAA overview.
HIPAA Overview (180K - PPT)
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