Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

11 Aug. 03

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
In an effort to create and enforce strict guidelines on how all health care providers communicate, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 was created. Although the legislation is necessary because of increasing use of electronic communication and the need to safeguard patients? privacy, the costs of implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 have been astronomical. There are many questions that people have about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: What is it, how did we get it, what effects has it had on different health care entities, and lastly, how have we been affected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 at this point?
There has been a great deal of confusion as to what the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 really is. In the health care industry, it ha...