HIPAA Guide
HIPAA tools for your medical practice
All the major financial institutions come under the Federal Reserve. In the same manner, all the health insurance companies come under the jurisdiction of Medicare. Nowadays Medicare is giving serious consideration to having medical claims filed in an electronic manner. People who are not making use of the electronic media in order to file their [...]
HIPAA and medical transcription
The health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 has been designed so that a few rules and regulations can be kept in place in order to protect the private medical records of the patient. The Department of Health and Human Services has declared that it is illegal for companies, which are dealing in the [...]
Personal Impact of HIPAA
Some people would have had the experience of having to deal with all the laws, rules and regulations which come under HIPAA or the health insurance portability and accountability act. This act has brought about a revolution in the field of health care and also the way in which data regarding health care has been [...]
Medical transcription in tune with HIPAA
HIPAA is the abbreviation for the Health Insurance portability and Accountability Act of 1996. This act comprises the benchmarks or the standards, which need to be followed when it comes to dealing with data and information regarding the medical history of a patient, which is extremely sensitive. This act will ensure that no medical information [...]
Legislations in HIPAA
In 1996, the US congress enforced the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA. This law has brought about a lot of changes in the field of administration of health care as well as the management of information systems in health care. This act is actually a federal law and amendments have been made [...]
HIPAA protection during a job shift
There are many people all over the world who continue to work in the same job for an indefinitely long period of time because they are afraid that they will lose their medical insurance coverage if they decide to shift their jobs. There are many people who have a sick family member in the house [...]
Companies and Individuals who have been impacted by HIPAA
Many people all over the United States of America have a vague knowledge about HIPAA or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. But people are under the misconception that the rules and regulations, which come under HIPAA, are only applicable to medical institutions and other related companies. But the real fact is that HIPAA [...]
HIPAA laws regarding information disclosure by health care providers
In June 2009, a young mother of three children was sentenced to imprisonment for publishing the medical records of a woman who was HIV positive on her personal web page on the Internet. The state of Hawaii has pressed criminal charges against the woman stating that she has committed a class B felony by accessing [...]
HIPAA laws and patients
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 which is otherwise known in common circles as HIPAA has had an impact on people working in the field of healthcare, medical insurance companies and patients who are receiving medical treatment. This Act has been implemented keeping in mind the welfare of the patient and protecting [...]
HIPAA At The Workplace
All employees who work in organizations with regard to health care should have complete awareness regarding HIPAA and they should all the steps and precautions which are needed to ensure that they comply with all the rules and regulations, which come under HIPAA. In case any organization faces any difficulty in understanding the rules and [...]