2.8: HIPAA and the Privacy Rule
HIPAA Compliance and the Privacy Rule
The Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information ("Privacy Rule") establishes, for the first time, a set of national standards for the protection of certain health information. A major goal of the Privacy Rule is to assure that individuals' health information is properly protected while allowing the flow of health information needed to provide and promote high quality health care and to protect the public's health and well being. The Rule strikes a balance that permits important uses of information, while protecting the privacy of people who seek care and healing.
CONSIDER: What does HIPAA stand for, and when will you need to comply as an HR Professional?
Source: Summary of the HIPPA Privacy Rule . U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.