HIPAA - Video Lesson

Hey, everybody. Welcome back to our lessons on patient care. In this lesson, we will discuss HIPAA or the health insurance portability and accountability act of nineteen ninety six. It's main provisions and what they mean for your work with patients. It is essential to understand the basic provisions of HIPAA regulations to protect patient confidentiality and privacy and improve the care of your patients. Vilating these regulations can lead to financial and or criminal penalties for you and your employer. HIPAA is federal legislation that aims to simplify healthcare transactions, offer insurance coverage to workers transitioning between jobs, and most important for our discussion It establishes protections for individuals health information. While there are a number of rules within HIPAA, it is helpful to remember many of them center on maintaining patient privacy and patient control over their medical information. There are eight essential provisions and rules under HIPAA. Healthcare access, portability, and Renewability