HIPAA

HIPAA

Introduction

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed in 1996, after being signed by the American president of that time, Bill Clinton. The Act mainly seeks to provide protection regarding health insurance and its coverage to the health care workers as well as their families, whenever they seek to change or lose their jobs. The act also seeks to address the security and privacy data of the various health care organizations and thus intends to increase the standard of effectiveness of the health care system of the nation. The act mainly seeks to perform its function by ensuring widespread use ...