Open AccessNavigating the Road to Implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Author(s) -
Shiloh Turner,
Serena Foong
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.93.11.1806
Subject(s) - health insurance portability and accountability act , accountability , software portability , business , work (physics) , health insurance , safety net , confidentiality , public relations , computer security , environmental health , medicine , health care , political science , engineering , computer science , law , mechanical engineering , programming language
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) has a profound impact on safety net providers. To help agencies afford expert consultation and provide the opportunity for collaboration, a regional health foundation has created the first model in the nation to bring together safety net providers to work toward implementation of the HIPAA.