HIPAA for Health Care Employers
The Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires health care
providers to comply with certain rules to ensure the privacy of health
information. These rules include the Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules, as well as other Administrative Simplification Rules. In addition, health care
providers that contract with third parties (which HIPAA calls "business associates") to perform
functions involving health information must comply with additional HIPAA rules.
Please note that health care providers
that do not comply with HIPAA's rules may face significant penalties.
In This Section
- Privacy Rule
- Security Rule
- Breach Notification Rule
- Other Administrative Simplification Rules
- Business Associates
- HIPAA Penalties