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+ | personal health information. It protects the security and privacy of health data. HIPAA also encourages electronic data interchange among different [[EMR|electronic medical record]] systems. | ||
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+ | == History== | ||
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+ | In 1996, the United States Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) | ||
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Revision as of 18:40, 11 September 2011
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets national minimum privacy requirements for personal health information. It protects the security and privacy of health data. HIPAA also encourages electronic data interchange among different electronic medical record systems.
History
In 1996, the United States Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)