The main purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is to
A.Ensure that there are regulations governing the privacy of health information in the hands of providers
B. Disclose health information only under a court order
C. Gain access to the medical information on quarantines and medical testing by public health authorities in an emergency
D. Forbid health provides to disclose protected information for public health purposes
Ans
A,
The main purpose of the Health insurance portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is to ensure that there are regulations governing the privacy of health information in the hands of providers.
HIPAA is United states legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguard medical information.
The main purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is to A.Ensure...
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