HIPPA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It This act came in force in 1996 to protect unnecessary disclosure and exploitation of health information of consumers. It is made of two major sets of rules. HIPAA privacy rule: This rule makes it mandatory to keep the personal health information of a person confidential. HIPAA Security Rule: This rule creates privacy standards for electronic health information of patients. Under HIPPA, following information is protected: Medical Records: These include all kinds of identifiable medical information about a person. Conversations of a patient with his or her doctors and nurses about the treatment Billing information. Medical information in the computer systems of Health Insurance Company. All the information that unnecessary reveals your medical information. The entities which are bound to comply with HIPAA are known as “covered entities.” This Act must be followed by the following people: All healthcare providers: These include medical practitioners, clinics, nursing homes and hospitals. Health plan providers: These include HMOs, Medicaid, health plans provided by company, insurance companies and Medicare. But HIPAA is not ...