HealthIT Answers June 12, 2021
By Kristen Ballantine, Vice President, State and Federal Government Relations, HMS
The date is August 21, 1996. The Macarena is at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The medical drama ER, in its second year running, is the number one rated television show in the U.S. Bill Clinton has nearly secured a second term in the White House. One of the most influential pieces of U.S. healthcare legislation is signed into law.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in large part ensured continuity of health coverage when a person lost or changed jobs. Its overarching objective and impact, however, was much broader — governing how personally identifiable information (PII) could be shared, used or disclosed in...
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