All healthcare organizations that come under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) are known as ‘covered entities’. All covered entities are required to comply with the rules and regulations of the act. Therefore, they need to provide HIPAA training for their employees in order to protect the privacy of patients’ medical records. To ensure […]

If you are employed in the healthcare, insurance, legal, or related industries you are likely certified in many different policies and legislation. One important piece of legislation for those industries is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that was put into affect in 1996. If you have not already, you may have thought […]

Since it has been in affect for over 15 years now, most people have at least heard of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or more commonly known as HIPAA. Employees in healthcare, insurance, legal, and related industries have had a more intimate experience with HIPAA since its enactment. Even though most people are […]

In 1996, a law was enforced with the aim of protecting the privacy of patient records in hospitals and other healthcare organizations. This law is known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The law sets guidelines and rules for employees to follow in order to prevent misuse and fraud of private health […]

In hospitals and other healthcare organizations, there is huge chance of misuse of patients’ private medical information. To prevent such abuse and fraud, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was established. It was enforced as a law in 1996 by the United States Congress. HIPAA comprises of a set of rules and regulations […]

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) were enforced as a federal law in 1996 by the United States Congress in view of protecting confidential medical information of patients. There have been so many cases where private information has been misused and this act aims to prevent such frauds from occurring. HIPAA lays down […]

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was introduced in 1996 and since has helped many people acquire health insurance coverage and protected many people’s personal health information. HIPAA has made a lot of positive changes in the health care industry and helped a lot of patients. The struggle for professionals has always been […]

The guidelines and regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are relevant to all the covered entities or healthcare organizations that deal with the use, storage, and exchange of medical records of patients. These organizations are required to ensure that their employees comply with the regulations of the act. To help them […]

The United States Congress enforced the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act in 1996 in order to safeguard the confidential medical information of patients. This act has made healthcare organizations throughout the country take patient records very seriously. Hospitals have placed safeguards and formed policies to make sure that patient information remains confidential. Physical as […]

The availability and access to patient health information and medical records has increased in recent years due to several factors including technology and electronic medical records. This has made healthcare faster and more efficient, but it has also opened up security and privacy concerns and risks. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was […]