HIPAA Rules and Regulations

HIPAA Journal July 4, 2024
Steve Alder

The HIPAA rules and regulations are the standards and implementation specifications adopted by federal agencies to streamline healthcare transactions and protect the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information. This guide explains why the HIPAA rules and regulations exist, what they consist of, and who they apply to.

In 1996, Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) with the objective of reforming the health insurance industry. Due to concerns that the cost of the reforms would be passed onto plan members and employers, and that this would negatively impact tax revenues, Congress added a second Title to HIPAA – “Preventing Health Care Fraud and Abuse; Administrative Simplification”.

The measures in Title II were intended...

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