HIPAA

Much is written about the Privacy Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) found at 45 CFR 164. The Privacy Rules were intended to assure an individual’s right to privacy with respect to his or her…

I Fell and My HIPAA is Broken: 39th Heckerling Institute (PowerPoint Presentation)

HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) did much to simplify the lives of those who were in fear of losing health insurance coverage when changing jobs.

HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) did much to simplify the lives of those who were in fear of losing health insurance coverage when changing jobs.

This guidance explains and answers questions about key elements of the requirements of the HIPAA Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (the Privacy Rule). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…