Question

How does HIPAA law regulate the management of Electronic Medical Records? What are the safeguards that must be put into place by medical providers to protect personal health information?

Answer 1

The full form of HIPAA is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act . It was established in 1996 by president Bill Clinton .

HIPPA law regulate the management of Electronic Medical Records by the following rules :-

- HIPPA privacy rule = protecting the type of data that is communicated .

- HIPPA security rule = protecting the database and data for security .

- HIPPA enforcement rule = indicates procedures for enforcement ,hearings and penalities.

- HIPPA breach notification rule = requires healthcare providers to notify individuals when there is any breach of patient health information .

HIPPA privacy rule sets the standard for protecting sensitive patient data by creating the standards for the electronic exchange and privacy and security of patient medical information by those in the healthcare industry.

As per HIPAA, certain rules are designed to protect patient confidentiality, while allowing for medically necessary information to be shared while respecting the patient's right to privacy . Every healthcare organization , government plans that use ,store ,and maintain electronic patient information has to comply with the privacy regulations of HIPAA law.

# The safeguards that must be put into place by medical providers to protect personal health information are :-

- The software's used in the healthcare sectors should be virus free by provision of quick antivirus .

- Each staff of the organization should have their own individual login ID's or biometric security to login their information.

- Strictly no staff should share their login ID's .

- The patient's should have their own individual login ID's for access to their health information.