Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides rights and protections for participants and beneficiaries in group health plans.^[1] It also requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health plans and employers, and addresses the security and privacy of health data.^[2]

References

1. http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/portability.htm
2. http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HIPAAGenInfo/