HIPAA

Do you know what you need to know about health information privacy? Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was written into law to protect the privacy and security of health information. And while it provides individuals with certain rights with respect to their health information, the regulations impose many requirements on health care providers.

Government Resources

Read more on the official government sites for more information on requirements, implementation, and enforcement of the HIPAA regulations:

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  Overview of HIPAA, educational materials, and other laws that have since amended HIPAA, such as the Administration Simplification Compliance Act (ASCA), and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
  
  
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
  Educational materials, enforcement, breach notification, impacts of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act passed in August 2009

MMIC Resources

• Have questions? Contact us.
  For questions about the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, call MMIC at (952) 838-6706
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• MMIC Health IT HIPAA Security Services
  For more help navigating HIPAA Security? See how MMIC Health IT can help shape your HIPAA Security compliance program, perform security risk analysis and assessments, and more.
  
  
• MMIC Cyber Solutions
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