Document imaging under HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 have created quite a flutter in the field of digital imaging of documents as well as the processing of forms. Any company which can be described as a covered entity under HIPAA should take care extra care when any part of their operations are being outsourced [...]
Changes by HIPAA in the stimulus package
The US President Barrack Obama signed the American recovery and reinvestment act last month. This act is also known by the name of the stimulus package. But people are not aware of the changes, which this law will incorporate in the world of the security rules, which come under HIPAA or the health insurance portability [...]
Hipaa Introduction
In 1996, the health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) was incorporated by the department of Health and Human Services. These rules and regulations have been designed so that they can safeguard the privacy of people with regard to their medical records. According to this act, personal information regarding the medical background of the patient [...]
HIPAA And Privacy Guide
HIPAA has led to sweeping changes to health care administration and information systems as health care organizations struggle to achieve cost-effective compliance by 2003. The US Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA in 1996. The act covered a wide array of issues surrounding the health insurance industry but in [...]