HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

HIPAA or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 sets national standards for the protection of sensitive health information. It ensures that healthcare providers and organizations follow specific privacy and security rules to keep patient data safe. Some of the objectives of HIPAA are:

• Patient data protection HIPAA ensures that all patient health information is kept private and secure.
• Controlled data access It regulates who can access sensitive information and under what circumstances.
• Compliance enforcement Failure to comply with HIPAA can result in significant fines and legal outcomes.

HIPAA applies to all healthcare providers, including both in-house employees and remote healthcare staff to tell them that personal health data is protected at every level.