- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) controls the privacy and access of all protected health information (PHI) in the United States. One of the goals of the legislation is to help move the healthcare industry toward electronic health records (EHR). The value to patients and providers is faster and more accurate care, since clinicians, insurance companies and all related business organizations will have access to the same information. In 2009,...
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) controls the privacy and access of all protected health information (PHI) in the United...