Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
The US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) established requirements for the use, disclosure and safe storage of protected health information.
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HIPAA was updated in 2009 via the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) amendment.
Covered entities that are subject to HIPAA – including doctors, hospitals, and health insurance companies – and their affiliated business associates must implement and maintain a set of technical, administrative and physical controls designed to safeguard protected health information (PHI).
For more information, see https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index.html