Legal Aspects of Health Care - MOD 1 case



Legal Aspects of Health Care - MOD 1 case

Question 1

According to the U.S. Department of Health Insurance, HIPAA provides rules and federal protection of personal health information of the patient by doctors and healthcare organizations and gives right to patients to sue the organization or person disclosing his/her personal health information. Meanwhile, patient's information can only be disclosed and shared for patient care, medical issue or any other important purpose (cms.gov, 2012).

HIPAA was founded in the year 1996. Its purpose is not only to protect confidential information of a patient but ...