Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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Definition: The 1996 law which sets requirements for electronic health transactions (billing and payment) and establishes the basis for the HIPAA Privacy Rule. HIPAA requirements are set through a suite of regulations, collectively known as HIPAA Administrative Simplification. They include rules on Privacy, Enforcement, Security, and Transactions and Code Sets.

DaSy Framework Component: Data Governance and Management