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1) What is HIPAA compliance, give an example.
HIPAA compliance
The expansion of HIPAA is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPAA compliance setting the standard for sensitive patient data protection
Organization that dealing with PHI(Protected Health Information) should have physical, network & process security measures in place & follow them to ensure Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Compliance
Covered Entities
Business Associates
Both of these should meet HIPAA compliances
Other entities such as sub-contractore & any other related business associates should also be in HIPAA compliance
Example
Failure to promptly release information to patients
According to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act a patient has the right to receive electronic copies of medical records on demand.
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