Book Summary: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed into law by the U.S Congress and now impacts virtually every aspect of the healthcare industry. HIPAA provides a uniform set of requirements for Electronic Transactions, Identifiers, Privacy, and Security. This book is designed to quickly and easily answer questions about how to implement the HIPAA requirements into daily practice. This is a must have resource for anyone working in medicine today. |