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References: Amatayakul‚ M. (2003). HIPAA reins in shadow charts‚ independent databases. Journal of AHIMA‚ 74(9)‚ 16A-C Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012). Global Health – International health regulations (2013). National notifiable infectious conditions. Retrieved from http://wwwn
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HIPAA is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It is a federal act with guidelines for standardizing the electronic data interchange of administrative and financial transactions‚ exposing fraud and abuse‚ and protecting PHI. This law is designed to protect people’s private health information‚ to ensure health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs‚ uncover fraud and abuse‚ and create standards for electronic transmission of healthcare
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Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule which applies to covered entities defines covered entities as health plans‚ health care clearinghouses‚ and health care providers who transmit any health information electronically in connection with transactions (Miller and Schlatter‚ 2011). These transactions concern billing and payment for services or insurance coverage. Covered entities can be institutions‚ organizations‚ or
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the bad? HIPAA Regulations Due to the sensitive nature of the information kept by healthcare providers about their patients‚ principles were put in place to reduce the risk of breeching patient privacy. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) set national standards and regulations regarding the protection of patients’ privacy and personal health information (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS]‚ n.d.). Under The Privacy Rule enacted by HIPAA‚ protection
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Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was established in 1996 to protect the rights of individuals when receiving services from health organizations. HIPAA ensures the privacy and confidentiality of individual’s health information. Health information could be protected on paper‚ oral communication‚ or electronically. If an individual’s privacy is violated in any way that individual has the option to file a complaint against the offending office. HIPAA law is one way that Alcohol & Drug
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