The health care industry underwent a big change when Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was established as a federal law in 1996. The primary objective of HIPAA is to protect the confidential information of patients and restrict its access. There are certain organizations that are classified as covered entities and they will need […]
It was in 1996 that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed as a federal law and this is one of the most important legislations to affect the health care industry as a whole. Apart from securing the privacy and confidentiality of protected information of patients, HIPAA will also help in bringing […]
There are some organizations that are classified as covered entities by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and they would need to follow all the rules and regulations of the act. There are very strict security compliance provisions that help safeguard protected information of patients and this needs to be adhered to. The […]
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is one of the most dangerous blood borne pathogens that are transmitted via infected blood, semen, breast milk or vaginal secretions. The risk of HIV infection from an injury from needle stick, open cut, splash of blood or body fluids into mucous membranes is less. Body fluids like tears, urine, saliva […]
Blood borne pathogens can cause diseases in humans and they are transmitted when infectious blood or other bodily fluid enters the body of another person. Exposure to blood borne pathogens is more likely to occur in some work settings. Infectious diseases are spread through unclean hands, so hand washing is prescribed as the most important […]
If you are in medical or health care field, you are at higher risk of infection caused by blood borne pathogens. These pathogens present in the blood, blood products and other body fluids like semen, vaginal secretion, pleural fluid, pericardial fluid, synovial fluid and saliva in some dental procedures. If your job brings you into […]
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that was passed in 1996 helps in providing insurance cover to individuals and their families while they are changing their jobs or when they lose their job. Apart from this it also helps in protecting all confidential information of patients. HIPAA helps individuals have greater control over […]
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) helps protect the confidential information of patients. Apart from this HIPAA also helps individuals and their families get medical or health coverage when they are changing jobs or after they had quit their jobs. The provision of continuous health coverage is really helpful to individuals who are […]
There were many individuals who use to lose their medical cover when they changed or quit jobs. This was causing a lot of hardship to them and their families. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that were passed as a federal law in 1996 helped in the continuation of medical cover to individuals […]
The portability of individual medical cover and protection of confidential medical information of patients are two primary objectives of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that was passed as a federal law in 1996. Physicians, nurses and other health care providers access the medical reports of patients for the purpose of treatment. These […]
