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Sep 10, 2024 · The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 establishes federal standards protecting sensitive health information from disclosure without patient's consent.

HIPAA was intended to make health care in the United States more efficient by standardizing health care transactions. To this end, HIPAA added a new Part C titled "Administrative Simplification" to …

May 2, 2025 · HIPAA is an acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – an Act passed to reform the health insurance industry.

Jun 2, 2025 · Your HIPAA rights provide access to your own medical data and dictate what healthcare facilities, insurers, and intermediaries can do with it. Learn your rights.

HIPAA protects your health information. That means your medical records, test results, bills, and even conversations between you and your doctor must be kept private and secure.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is the main Federal law that protects health information. The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules protect the privacy and security …

Jun 3, 2025 · The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a foundational U.S. law passed in 1996 to protect patient health information and ensure its secure handling by healthcare …

Aug 28, 2025 · HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is United States legislation that provides national standards to prevent protected health information (PHI) from being disclosed …

On April 14, 2003, the new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy regulations went into effect, which require protection of Protected Health Information (PHI) and limit …