The document discusses the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and its requirements for privacy regulations governing individually identifiable health information. HIPAA required the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue these privacy regulations by 2002 to ensure patient information is kept confidential, patients have access to their medical records, and patients are notified of access and can file complaints. The document also notes HIPAA applies to hospitals, doctors, insurers, employers, billing agencies, and patients.

1. MHA690 Health Care Capstone
Professor Sherry Grover
December, 5, 2012
Catherine Vitale

2.  HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996

3.  Confidentiality
 HIPAA
 Ethics
 Employee Responsibility
 Employee Monitoring
 Consequences for a violation of privacy

4.  The Health Insurance
Portability and
CONTENT Accountability Act of 1996
EMR SYSTEMS
(HIPAA), Public Law 104-
191, was enacted on August
21, 1996.
 Sections 261 through 264 of
HIPAA require the Secretary
of HHS to publicize
standards for the electronic
exchange, privacy and
security of health
information.

5. HIPAA required the Secretary to issue privacy regulations governing
individually identifiable health information, if Congress did not enact privacy
legislation within three years of the passage of HIPAA.
Because Congress did not enact privacy legislation, HHS developed a proposed
rule and released it for public comment on November 3, 1999.
The Department received over 52,000 public comments. The final regulation, the
Privacy Rule, was published December 28, 2000.2
In March 2002, the Department proposed and released for public comment
modifications to the Privacy Rule. The Department received over 11,000
comments. The final modifications were published in final form on August 14,
2002.3

6.  WHAT IS HIPAA?  WHO IS COVERED?
 Health Insurance &
Accountability Act of 1996
 All hospitals, physician offices,
insurance providers, employers,
 Title I of the HIPAA act protects medical billing agencies, and of
insurance coverage for certain course patients.
types of people
 Title II of the HIPAA act is the
part that deals with privacy
standards for medical
information

7.  Ensure that patient information is kept secure and not
visible or disclosed without proper consent
 Allow patients full access to their medical records
 Give patients and other medical personnel education
on HIPAA privacy policies when needed
 Give patients the right to protect their medical records
 Notify patients of access to their medical records
 Provide a formal complaint process for patients and
refer them to the HIPAA compliance office