Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Meaning of term health insurance portability and accountability act

A U.S. regulation that gives patients greater access to their own medical records and more control over how their personally identifiable health information is used. The regulation also addresses the obligations of healthcare providers and health plans to

Acronym : HIPAA

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