Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Saint Joseph's University (the "University") is providing this Notice to you on behalf of the Health Plan (the "Plan"). The Plan is required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information. The Plan is also required to send you this Notice which explains how the Plan may use information about you and when the Plan can give out or "disclose" that information to others. You also have ri...

Understanding HIPAA: the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

Treatment: • We may disclose your health information to a physician or other healthcare provider providing treatment to you. Healthcare Operations: • We may use and/or disclose your health information in connection with our healthcare operations. This includes: o Evaluating student performance o Conduction of student clinical education o Accreditation, certification, licensing or credentialing ...

It’s Time for Innovation in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Whether it is the result of a tragic news story, a thoughtful commentary, or a segment on the entertainment networks, patient privacy rights are never far from the top of our minds. The Privacy and Security Rules contained in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) represent a concerted effort to protect the privacy and security of the volumes of patient data gen...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) privacy rule: implications for clinical research.

In the short time since it became effective for health care organizations, a privacy regulation issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) has had a significant adverse impact on the conduct of clinical research in the United States, without a substantial corresponding increase in privacy protection for research participants. Some of the problems associ...