What is HIPAA?
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and it refers to a federal law intended to promote privacy standards to protect medical records and other health information when provided to clinicians and other health care providers. It provides legal provisions on how health information is stored and shared by individuals or organizations. The bill was signed into law on August 21, 1996.