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THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) OUTLINES REGULATIONS FOR THE USE AND DISSEMINATION OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH CARE INFORMATION

HIPAA, Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, defines rules and requirement on privacy and security practices of health care information. In Title II, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) outlines regulations for the use and dissemination of individual health care information.These rules apply to covered entities, including health plans, health care clearinghouses, such as outsourced billing companies and community health information systems and health care providers that transmit health care information in a way that is regulated by HIPAA. The Privacy Rule establishes regulations for the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI). PHI is any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment for health care that can be linked to a person. This includes any part of a patient’s medical record or payment history. Security Rule deals specifically with Electronic Protected Health Information (EPHI) and requires Administrative Safeguards - policies and procedures designed to clearly show how the entity will comply with the actCovered entities that out-source parts of their business processes to a trusted third party must ensure that their vendors also have a framework in place to comply with HIPAA requirements. Companies typically gain this assurance through clauses in the contracts stating that ... [more..]

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