Effect of the Hipaa Privacy Rule on Health Research: Proceedings of a Workshop Presented to the National Cancer Policy Forum

by Roger Herdman, Harold Moses, Institute of Medicine, et al.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 was enacted to improve the portability and continuity of health insurance; promote medical savings accounts; improve access to long-term care services and coverage; and simplify the administration of health insurance. HIPAA's Administrative Simplification provisions focus on facilitating the electronic exchange of information for financial and administrative functions related...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030910291X
• ISBN13: 9780309102919
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 102 Pages