Privacy and Security Provisions for Health Information in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer security.

Health facilities.

Health insurance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24 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 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which was enacted to facilitate development of a health information system; and highlights its privacy and security rules. Examines privacy and security provisions in P.L. 111-5, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which are known as the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, designed to promote widespread adoption of health information technology.

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. Privacy and Security Provisions for Health Information in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Access Restriction:

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