HIPAA

There are three types of standards created by HIPAA: privacy, security and administrative simplification (e.g., transaction standards).

Taken together, these regulations have a major impact on the day-to-day functioning of the nation's hospitals and affect virtually every department of every entity that provides or pays for health care.

This web page provides resources for hospitals and health systems on HIPAA compliance, security and privacy standards, transaction standards and administrative simplification.