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- HIPAA Home | HHS. gov
Find information about the HIPAA Rules, guidance on compliance, OCR's enforcement activities, frequently asked questions, and more Read the latest HIPAA news and bulletins, and an archive of past releases
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 establishes federal standards protecting sensitive health information from disclosure without patient's consent
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Wikipedia
HIPAA was intended to make health care in the United States more efficient by standardizing health care transactions To this end, HIPAA added a new Part C titled "Administrative Simplification" to Title XI of the Social Security Act, requiring all health plans to engage in health care transactions in a standardized way [53]
- What is HIPAA?
HIPAA is an acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – an Act passed to reform the health insurance industry
- HIPAA Basics | HealthIT. gov
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is the main Federal law that protects health information The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules protect the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information
- HIPAA 2026 Security Rules: Protecting Healthcare Data
Cyberattacks on healthcare are rising, from ransomware to AI-powered breaches Explore HIPAA’s 2026 updates, including MFA, encryption, audits, and zero-trust security
- Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule - HHS. gov
Sections 261 through 264 of HIPAA require the Secretary of HHS to publicize standards for the electronic exchange, privacy and security of health information Collectively these are known as the Administrative Simplification provisions
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
In 1996, Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) One component of HIPAA was to streamline the process to exchange information and to make health information more readily accessible to patients
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