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Privacy Rules 1

Abstract

The wisdom of the HIPAA Privacy Rules was to create national standards to protect the

privacy of personal health information. This Rule took effect in April, 2003 and provides

protections to every patient whose information is collected, used or disclosed by covered entities.

The paper will provide information on HIPAA's Privacy Rules, the effect on medical providers

and patients. Also, it will give recommendations on how to improve the implementation of this

Rules.

Privacy Rules 2

BACKGROUND

"HIPAA" is an acronym for the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

of1996 (August 21), Public Law 104-191, which amended the Internal Revenue Service

Code of 1986. Also known as the Kennedy-Kassebaum Act, the Act includes a section,

Title II, entitled Administrative Simplification. To improved the efficiency in healthcare

delivery by standardizing electronic interchange. To improve protection......

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