Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA; Pub.L. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936, enacted August 21, 1996) was enacted by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996. It was sponsored by Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kan.). Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs. Title II of HIPAA, known as the Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers.
The Administrative Simplification provisions also address the security and privacy of health data. The standards are meant to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation's health care system by encouraging the widespread use of electronic data interchange in the U.S. health care system.
Read more about Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act: Title I: Health Care Access, Portability, and Renewability, Title II: Preventing Health Care Fraud and Abuse; Administrative Simplification; Medical Liability R, HITECH Act: Privacy Requirements, Effects On Research and Clinical Care, HIPAA and Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Organizations, Notable Violations, Legislative Information
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