Below is the list of blog posts with the “HIPAA” tag.

The U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was introduced in 1996 to protect the privacy and security of health information. It was one of the first sectoral security and privacy legislations in the United States. According to the Act, compliance guidelines had to be developed and regulated by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and enforced by its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) with voluntary compliance activities and civil money penalties.

Anyone not living under a rock in the last 25 years knows that the US healthcare and health insurance industries are required to safeguard patient data under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This includes anyone who deals with protected health information (PHI), such as healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and business associates like vendors, contractors, and subcontractors. It’s crucial to remain compliant, or else you could face some hefty fines and penalties allowable by the law.