HIPAA

That would certainly be a violation of what we call HIPAA regulations, which is sort of targeting patient confidentiality.

CNN Transcript Feb 8, 2007 2007

Moreover we do have some examples of how health insurance companies function under regulatory reform: HIPAA is a case in point.

Matthew Yglesias » The Repealers 2009

HIPAA is a good start, but I don’t think there is any law against someone surreptitiously collecting your DNA from your shedded skin cells and publicizing your gene sequences.

One Subpoena Is All It Takes to Reveal Your Online Life - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

And they said that their site is compliant with federal privacy rules called HIPAA rules, but they said there always is room for improvement -- Campbell.

CNN Transcript Feb 10, 2009 2009

Getting access to and correcting health-care files falls under a federal law called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, which is designed to protect privacy but often creates headaches for people who've had their medical IDs stolen.

Preying on Patients 2008

The other factor is the privacy and security laws known as HIPAA that scared docs from trying something new.

Doctors Reluctant to Reach Patients Online 2008

But I do know that all medical companies in the US must have something called HIPAA compliance to protect medical records and other patient information.

When You Lose a Different Kind of Everything Harry 2008

Then Bob Coffield of the Health Care Law Blog did present the latest enforcement statistics of the legislative leviathan called HIPAA, showing -- surprise -- increases.

Grand Rounds Volume 4, No. 35 1 Dinosaur 2008

Then Bob Coffield of the Health Care Law Blog did present the latest enforcement statistics of the legislative leviathan called HIPAA, showing -- surprise -- increases.

Archive 2008-05-01 1 Dinosaur 2008

It was a serious violation of the strict federal rules - known as HIPAA - that protect the privacy of individual health information and patient confidentiality.

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