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HIPAA, which stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is a set of Federal Regulations originally passed in 1996. One component that HIPAA focuses on is Privacy.
So what is HIPAA Privacy all about? HIPAA Privacy is about protecting the confidential nature of an individual’s health information. It is as simple as that.
Privacy and confidentiality are long standing principals in the way we, at Medical Mutual of Ohio, have conducted business over the years. So, in many respects the concepts are not new. The part that is new is that the federal government published rules and standards which everyone in the healthcare industry must follow to ensure uniformity regarding the Privacy of every members’ health information
The Privacy Regulation protects health information relating to past, present, or future physical or mental health of an individual. Any health information that can be directly linked or associated with an individual is referred to as “protected health information” or PHI for short. Protected health information can be in written, electronic or oral form. For more information please visit United States Department of Health & Human Services Website.