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Also known as the Kennedy-Kassebaum Act,
HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability
Act of 1996 (August 21), Public Law 104-191, which amends the
Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986.
- Assure health insurance portability
by eliminating job-lock due to pre-existing medical conditions.
- Security & Privacy standards protecting
the confidentiality and integrity of Protected Health Information
(PHI) past, present or future.
- Develop and enforce standards for
health information.
- Standardization of electronic patient
health, administrative and financial data.
- Unique health identifiers for individuals,
employers, health plans and health care providers.
- Reduce healthcare fraud and abuse.
The U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services has been given enforcement responsibility for
HIPAA. HIPAA is federally regulated and violations of HIPAA
standards carry very stiff fines and criminal penalties - including
multi-year imprisonment.
EBS provides a variety of solutions and
services to assist employer in meeting their compliance obligations
as mandated by HIPAA.
Covered
Entity Decision Tool - helps employers determine
if they are a covered entity.
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