Noorul Athar (PMP, CPHIMS, ITIL)
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Noorul Athar (PMP, CPHIMS, ITIL)
The HITECH Act encouraged healthcare providers to adopt electronic health records and improved privacy and security protections for healthcare data. This was achieved through financial incentives for adopting EHRs and increased penalties for violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)
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