The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (hipaa) of 1996The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996The HIPAA and its PurposeThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 is generally divided into two parts in order to reflect the two major purposes thereof, namely: (1) to protect health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs; (2) the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans and employers (Beaver & Herold, 2004; Sullivan, 2004). In general, the provisions of title 2 thereof attempt to address the security and privacy of data pertaining to health. Also, it provides standards that aim to address the effectiveness of the health care system of the nation (Beaver & Herold, 2004).
The Patient Information Assurance Act of 1995, as passed into law, was intended to provide transparency and assurance to patients about the access to health information of their patients and their medical providers. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was intended to provide disclosure and transparency of information, as well as in the manner in which health care is managed and made available to all American society and its citizens. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, as passed into law, made public a list of certain aspects of patient protection and privacy. It also provided information regarding the extent and scope of privacy, accessibility, risk management and related information, and the types of surveillance systems and security measures used to communicate this information. The Public Information Act (PIPA; U.S.C.) and the Public Interest Act (PIPA; U.S.C.) provide that the PIPA does not collect, store or sell information directly or in-for-service. This requirement applies to information that is provided to the patient through, or that is requested from, the provider, or a third party. This means that any individual who may have access to some or all information or data in a way which would be otherwise subject to privacy or security restrictions does not have the right to challenge disclosure under any way including by showing how the provider, health insurer, employer, government or other agency has obtained access to, or otherwise processed, the information or data from the patient. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was repealed and implemented a year after implementation of the PIPA (Beaver & Herold, 2005a). The Public Information Act, the federal government’s version of Section 816 of Act No. 5, provides that these two provisions apply when the public interest should be served in addressing the security and privacy of health information in the health care system. Although there are privacy provisions in the various public bodies and agencies of the federal government, the PIPA provides that the privacy provisions of Section 816 shall not be the basis for any governmental policy or regulation, nor shall they apply to any patient, employer or other contractor who collects information from others concerning the health of an individual who has an access to that information (Beaver & Herold, 2005b). The Health Protection Act (HPA) was introduced for national public policy purposes in 1992 in part to insure the security and privacy of health information to ensure that the information is kept in a secure location as well as in a reasonable format. The proposed health care regulations, such as those incorporated into the PIPA, require the disclosure of information concerning: (1) personal or occupational information; (2) medical care (including patient care visits); (3) health care services provided to patients under the care of Medicare; and (4) patient and beneficiary records; such information may be released in a public program setting and in an effort to minimize interference with privacy and safety (Beaver & Herold, 2005b). It is in the interest of the privacy rights of American citizens that the public and others who seek to monitor health care will be able to gather facts in an unbiased judicial manner. This, in turn, has the effect of protecting the public’s right to protect privacy, while safeguarding their privacy rights.
What do the regulations mean by “personal or occupational info”? As with Title II or any predecessor, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (IPAA) was enacted in part to protect health information held in a “personal or occupational information repository
The Patient Information Assurance Act of 1995, as passed into law, was intended to provide transparency and assurance to patients about the access to health information of their patients and their medical providers. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was intended to provide disclosure and transparency of information, as well as in the manner in which health care is managed and made available to all American society and its citizens. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, as passed into law, made public a list of certain aspects of patient protection and privacy. It also provided information regarding the extent and scope of privacy, accessibility, risk management and related information, and the types of surveillance systems and security measures used to communicate this information. The Public Information Act (PIPA; U.S.C.) and the Public Interest Act (PIPA; U.S.C.) provide that the PIPA does not collect, store or sell information directly or in-for-service. This requirement applies to information that is provided to the patient through, or that is requested from, the provider, or a third party. This means that any individual who may have access to some or all information or data in a way which would be otherwise subject to privacy or security restrictions does not have the right to challenge disclosure under any way including by showing how the provider, health insurer, employer, government or other agency has obtained access to, or otherwise processed, the information or data from the patient. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was repealed and implemented a year after implementation of the PIPA (Beaver & Herold, 2005a). The Public Information Act, the federal government’s version of Section 816 of Act No. 5, provides that these two provisions apply when the public interest should be served in addressing the security and privacy of health information in the health care system. Although there are privacy provisions in the various public bodies and agencies of the federal government, the PIPA provides that the privacy provisions of Section 816 shall not be the basis for any governmental policy or regulation, nor shall they apply to any patient, employer or other contractor who collects information from others concerning the health of an individual who has an access to that information (Beaver & Herold, 2005b). The Health Protection Act (HPA) was introduced for national public policy purposes in 1992 in part to insure the security and privacy of health information to ensure that the information is kept in a secure location as well as in a reasonable format. The proposed health care regulations, such as those incorporated into the PIPA, require the disclosure of information concerning: (1) personal or occupational information; (2) medical care (including patient care visits); (3) health care services provided to patients under the care of Medicare; and (4) patient and beneficiary records; such information may be released in a public program setting and in an effort to minimize interference with privacy and safety (Beaver & Herold, 2005b). It is in the interest of the privacy rights of American citizens that the public and others who seek to monitor health care will be able to gather facts in an unbiased judicial manner. This, in turn, has the effect of protecting the public’s right to protect privacy, while safeguarding their privacy rights.
What do the regulations mean by “personal or occupational info”? As with Title II or any predecessor, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (IPAA) was enacted in part to protect health information held in a “personal or occupational information repository
The Patient Information Assurance Act of 1995, as passed into law, was intended to provide transparency and assurance to patients about the access to health information of their patients and their medical providers. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was intended to provide disclosure and transparency of information, as well as in the manner in which health care is managed and made available to all American society and its citizens. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, as passed into law, made public a list of certain aspects of patient protection and privacy. It also provided information regarding the extent and scope of privacy, accessibility, risk management and related information, and the types of surveillance systems and security measures used to communicate this information. The Public Information Act (PIPA; U.S.C.) and the Public Interest Act (PIPA; U.S.C.) provide that the PIPA does not collect, store or sell information directly or in-for-service. This requirement applies to information that is provided to the patient through, or that is requested from, the provider, or a third party. This means that any individual who may have access to some or all information or data in a way which would be otherwise subject to privacy or security restrictions does not have the right to challenge disclosure under any way including by showing how the provider, health insurer, employer, government or other agency has obtained access to, or otherwise processed, the information or data from the patient. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was repealed and implemented a year after implementation of the PIPA (Beaver & Herold, 2005a). The Public Information Act, the federal government’s version of Section 816 of Act No. 5, provides that these two provisions apply when the public interest should be served in addressing the security and privacy of health information in the health care system. Although there are privacy provisions in the various public bodies and agencies of the federal government, the PIPA provides that the privacy provisions of Section 816 shall not be the basis for any governmental policy or regulation, nor shall they apply to any patient, employer or other contractor who collects information from others concerning the health of an individual who has an access to that information (Beaver & Herold, 2005b). The Health Protection Act (HPA) was introduced for national public policy purposes in 1992 in part to insure the security and privacy of health information to ensure that the information is kept in a secure location as well as in a reasonable format. The proposed health care regulations, such as those incorporated into the PIPA, require the disclosure of information concerning: (1) personal or occupational information; (2) medical care (including patient care visits); (3) health care services provided to patients under the care of Medicare; and (4) patient and beneficiary records; such information may be released in a public program setting and in an effort to minimize interference with privacy and safety (Beaver & Herold, 2005b). It is in the interest of the privacy rights of American citizens that the public and others who seek to monitor health care will be able to gather facts in an unbiased judicial manner. This, in turn, has the effect of protecting the public’s right to protect privacy, while safeguarding their privacy rights.
What do the regulations mean by “personal or occupational info”? As with Title II or any predecessor, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (IPAA) was enacted in part to protect health information held in a “personal or occupational information repository
Enactment of the HIPAAThe HIPAA of 1996 was enacted in the federal government, most notably the Congress of the United States of America. It was thereafter signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996 (Beaver & Herold, 2004).
Key Facts about the HIPAAAs previously mentioned, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is divided into two titles which cover the main purposes thereof. Such titles were divided in order to reflect the main purposes of the law, namely: (1) to protect health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs; (2) the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans and employers (Beaver & Herold, 2004). Furthermore, the HIPAA also seeks to address issues pertaining to security and privacy of data involved in the health care system (Beaver &