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| Medical Assistant Medical Assistant Program Information: What is HIPPA and how does it affect Medical Assistants in the United States? HIPAA is The American Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a set of rules to be followed by health plans, doctors, hospitals and other health care providers. HIPAA took effect on April 14, 2003. In the health care and medical profession, the great challenge that HIPAA has created is the assurance that all patient account handling, billing, and medical records are HIPAA compliant. Some provisions of the HIPAA involve patient / hospital interaction. For example, patients must be able access their record and correct errors and must be informed of how their personal information will be used. Other provisions involve confidentiality of patient information and documentation of privacy procedures. It is these provisions that have led to regulation-specific software updates, specialist consulting, and in some cases complete overhauls of medical billing and records systems Additional information can be found at: www.hipaa.org. It is becoming very important that American Medical Assistants become very fimilar with the current HIPAA laws. MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND HIPAA |
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