HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, has been around for a while now, and its rules have evolved quite a bit since it was first enacted in 1996. Let’s take a casual stroll through the changes and how they’ve shaped the way we handle healthcare data. When HIPAA first rolled out, its main …
Confidentiality Training by OC ISD Date Created: 2017 Number of Slides: 11 Created By: OC ISD This training powerpoint was created by Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry to give awareness on the safe use of compressed gas cylinders. It covers the regulations, uses, properties and examples of compressed gas. Security and Safe Keeping of …
The U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the federal law protecting the privacy and security of patients’ health information and was enacted in 1996. HIPAA laws also protect electronically communicated information. Understanding the significance and importance of HIPAA laws is vital to all medical and health organizations. Companies are required to follow …
Per Hipaa regulations, the nurse depicted in this illustration is shredding papers to ensure that PHI (protected health information) is not compromised. The nurse is seated in a typical medical office setting and is shredding papers from folders that are marked ‘Confidential’ which implies that they contain protected health information.
