What does HIPAA stand for?

Hospital Internal Protocol Practice Act
Health Institute of Public and Accountability
Health Insurance Privacy and Accountability Act
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act


Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Rationale: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – This act protects the privacy of individually identifiable health information. The HIPAA Security Rule sets national standards for the security of electronic protected health information. The confidentiality provisions of the Patient Safety Rule protect identifiable information being used to improve patient safety.

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