Enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer security.

Health facilities.

Information services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of the statutory and regulatory enforcement scheme for the administrative simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which require HHS to establish national standards for the security and privacy of electronic health care information. Summarizes provisions of the HIPAA privacy and security rules and the HIPAA administrative simplification enforcement rule, and reviews recent enforcement actions by HHS and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules

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