HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Standards.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government information.

Health facilities.

Medical laws and legislation.

Privacy, Right of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (26 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

PDF

Summary:

Provides introduction to the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which governs the use of personal health information. Covers HIPAA privacy rule regarding disclosure of an individual's protected health information, security rule specifying the types of safeguards that need to be implemented to protect health information from misuse, and accompanying enforcement and breach notification requirements. Discusses the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 and other significant amendments to HIPAA standards.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Standards

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