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 and accountability act of 1996. Due to this change, all business associates should abide by the rules from now on and any kind of breach or misdemeanor should be reported and penalties should be implemented and damages should be claimed for any kind of violation of any of the rules. The biggest change which has come about in the security rules of HIPAA is the number of organizations which come under the scrutiny of HIPAA or which will be known as covered entities under HIPAA. All the security rules, which will have to be followed by business entities, will also have to be followed by business associates. All business associates should also follow all the administrative, physical and technical safeguards, which come under the security rules of HIPAA. A security official will have to be appointed by every business associate and written procedures should be implemented ...