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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) will change certain aspects of the way health care is administered over the next few years. President Clinton signed the Kassebaum-Kennedy Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act on August 21, 1996. HIPAA is designed to expand health coverage by improving the portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in group and individual markets to:
The Administrative Simplification provisions of HIPAA require the US Department of Health and Human Services to establish national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health plans, and employers. It also addresses the security and privacy of health data. Adopting these standards will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation's health care system by encouraging the widespread use of electronic data interchange in health care. For more information on HIPAA, click
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Notice of HIPAA Privacy Practices
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