HIPAA Compliance Laws Protects Medical Records

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by: BooneGomez
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Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 Time: 9:21 AM
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HIPAA Privacy Rule refers to the Wellness Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule which is the foremost and most detailed of Federal regulations guarding the privacy of Personal Health Facts (PHI) of patients across the US. The Privacy Rule is said like a component of 45 CFR Part 160 and Subparts An and E of Part 164 in HIPAA.

The Well being Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 mandated the creation of a Privacy Rule. This was done to raise the benchmarks for guarding PHI. The very first and most widely-acknowledged type with the Privacy Rule came about in August 2002 and it was activated during 2003.

HIPAA Privacy Rule is aimed at setting nation-level benchmarks for protecting the usage and sharing of medical records and other forms of healthcare information. The HIPAA Privacy Rule is incredibly comprehensive and puts forth regulations for:

. Healthcare Plans
. Healthcare Providers (physicians)
. Other, Corporation Associates of healthcare settings (like Clearinghouses)

Basically, all healthcare settings regardless of whether private practices or hospitals owning access to patient records or handling healthcare transactions are affected by the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The Privacy Rule sets quite a few benchmarks related for the usage of PHI and its disclosure. For instance, it clarifies issues like as soon as need to 'patient authorization' be sought for sharing patient records. The Privacy Rule mandates that patients can even request a copy of their health records and examine it.

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Boone Gomez administers what is hipaa.org. For more information on hipaa privacy rule, visit http://whatishipaa.org/