Question.3301 - Research HIPAA, and explain the following in detail: What is the date of the enactment of this act?What led to the enactment of this act?What are the criminal penalties, if any, for violation of this act?Who is governed by this act?What are some of the key provisions of this act?
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The xxxxxx Insurance xxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Act xxxxx is x pivotal xxx designed xx safeguard xxx health xxx well-being xx American xxxxxxxx It xx essential xx improving xxx healthcare xxxxxx and xxxxx services xxx promoting xxxxxxxxx advancements xx public xxxxxx medicine xxx social xxxxxxx hhs xxx nbsp xxxx is xxx date xx the xxxxxxxxx of xxxx act xx August x significant xxxxxx in xxxxxxxx healthcare xxxxxxx he xxx occurred xxxx President xxxx Clinton xxxx the xxxxxxx of xxx th xxxxxx States xxxxxxxx signed xxx Health xxxxxxxxx Portability xxx Accountability xxx into xxx What xxx to xxx enactment xx this xxx The xxxxx and xxxxx against xxx healthcare xxxxxxxx were xxxxxxx so xxxxx was x need xx take xxxxxx measures xxxxxxx these xxxxxx This xx why xxx need xxx a xxx to xxxxxxx people xxxx these xxxxxxxxxx issues xxx to xxx creation xx all xxxx can xxxx them xxxxx was xxxxxxxxxxx to xxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxx personal xxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxx to xxxxxxx records xx employers xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx researchers x rsquo xxxxxx et xx Another xxxxxx for xxxxxxxxxxxx this xxx is xxx portability xx health xxxxxxxxx as xxxxxxxxxxx lost xx changed xxxxx jobs xxxxxxxxx it xxxx to xxxx a xxx of xxxx for xxxx to xxxxxxxx with xxxxxxxxxx facilities xx order xx maintain xxxxxx insurance xxxxxxxx without xxx disruption xxx law xxx introduced xxxxxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxx transmission xx administrative xxx financial xxxxxxxxxxxx was xxx way xx standardize xxxxxxxxxx management xxx cut xxxxxxxx People's xxxxxx information xxxxx to xx secure xxx kept xxxxxxx especially xxxx the xxxxxxx use xx electronic xxxxxx records xxxx What xxx the xxxxxxxx penalties xx any xxx violation xx this xxx Criminal xxxxxx penalties xxx be xxxxxxx for xxxxx violations xxx severity xx the xxxxxxxxx is xxxxxxxxxx upon xxx type xxx purpose xx the xxxxxxxxx Someone xxx intentionally xxxx or xxxxxxxx Protected xxxxxx Information xxx without xxxxxxxxx may xx subject xx fines xx up xx and x year xx jail xx the xxxxxx are xxxx under xxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxx increase xxxxxxxxx fines xx up xx and xx to xxxx years xx prison xxx harshest xxxxxxxxxxx are xxxxxxxx for xxxxxxxxxxx who xxxxxxx the xxx intending xx use xxxxxxxx or xxxx protected xxxxxx information xxx for xxxxxx personal xxxx or xxxx intent xx these xxxxxxxxxx a xxxxxx may xx punished xxxx up xx ten xxxxx in xxxx and xxxxx of xx to xxxxx severe xxxxx highlight xxx importance xx safeguarding xxx and xxx grave xxxxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxx HIPAA xxxx nbsp xxx is xxxxxxxx by xxxx act xx guarantee xxx security xx health xxxxxxxxxxx HIPAA xxxxxxxxx a xxxx range xx organizations xxxxxx plans xxxxx include xxxxxx insurance xxxxxxxxx Health xxxxxxxxxxx Organizations xxxx employer-sponsored xxxxxx plans xxx specific xxxxxxxxxx programs xxxx finance xxxxxxx services xxx covered xxxxxxxx under xxxxx In xxxxxxxx healthcare xxxxxxxxxxxxx who xxxx health xxxxxxxxxxx electronically xxxxxxx dentists xxxxxxxxxxxxx chiropractors xxxxxxxxxxxxx clinics xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxx homes xxxxx requirements xxxx apply xx healthcare xxxxxxxxxxxxxx which xxxxxxx nonstandard xxxxxx information xxxx a xxxxxxxxxxxx format xxx vice xxxxx HIPAA xxxxxxx its xxxxxxxxx to xxxxxxxx associates xx addition xx these xxxxxxx companies xxxxx people xx businesses xxxxx out xxxxxxxx tasks xx offer xxxxxxxx for xxxxxxx entities xxxx entail xxxxx or xxxxxxxxxx protected xxxxxx information xxx Examples xx business xxxxxxxxxx are xxxxxxxxxxx invoicing xxxxx third-party xxxxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxx organizations xxxx handle xxx during xxxxx work xx the xxxxxxxxxx industry xxxxx guarantees x comprehensive xxxxxxxxx for xxx security xxx confidentiality xx health xxxxxxxxxxx by xxxxxxxxx covered xxxxxxxx and xxxxx business xxxxxxxxxxx What xxx some xx the xxxxxxxx provisions xx this xxx Privacy xxxx The xxxxxxx Rule xxxxxxxx guidelines xxx safeguarding xxxxxxxx health xxxxxxxxxxx including xxxxxxx records xx imposes xxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxx on xxx uses xxx disclosures xx PHI xxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxx consent xxx takes xxxxxxxxx precautions xx preserve xxx privacy xxxxxxxx Rule xx guarantee xxx privacy xxxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxxxxx protected xxxxxx information xxxxxxx entities xxxx implement xxxxxxx administrative xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx protections xxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxx Sets xxxx The xxxx intends xx expedite xxxxxxxxxxxxxx procedures xxx cut xxxxx by xxxxxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxx interchange xx healthcare xxxxxxxxxxxx such xx enrollment xxxxxxxxxxx payment xxx benefit xxxxxxxxxxxx Unique xxxxxxxxxxx Rule xxxxxxxxx health xxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx providers xxxxxxxx Provider xxxxxxxxxx or xxx must xxx utilize xxxxxx IDs xx the xxxxxx IDs xxxx As x result xxx electronic xxxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxx transactions xx more xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx nbsp xxxxxxxxxx nbsp xxx gov xxxxxxxxx from xxxxx www xxx gov xxxxx index xxxxx rsquo xxxxxx J x Fost x amp xxxxx K x Health xxxxxxxxx Portability xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Act xxxxx regulations xxxxxx on xxxxxxx record xxxxxxxx Annals xx surgery x nbsp xxxx nbsp xxxx Discuss xxx cost xxxxxxx analysis xx extending x life xxxxxxxx the xxxxxx to x family xx the xxxxxxxxx paycheck xx contrasted xxxx the xxxxxxx expense xx healthcare xxx a xxxxxxxxx ill xxxxxxxxxx nbsp xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ExpensesSeriously xxxx patients xxx have xxxx healthcare xxxxxxxxxxxx with xxxxxxx treatment xxxxxxxxxx accounting xxx a xxxxxxx amount xxxx covers xxxxx for xxxxxxxxx stays xxxxxxxxxx procedures xxxxxxxxxxxx drugs xxx specialty xxxx all xx which xxx mount xx rapidly xxxxxxxxxxxx in xxx case xx severe xx chronic xxxxxxxxx For xxxxxxxx repeated xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx hospital xxxxx may xxxxxx in xxxxxxxx totaling xxxx or xxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxx Specialized xxxxxxxxxx like xxxxxxxxxxxx or xxxxxxx surgical xxxxxxxxxx raise xxxxx costs xxxx further xxxxxxx a xxxxx financial xxxxxx on xxx patient xxx their xxxxxx Research xxxx this xxx which xxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxx effects xx chronic xxxxxxx on xxxxxxxx health xxx well-being xxx their xxxxxxx to xxxxxx their xxxxxxxx offers xxxxxxxxx data xx guide xxx creation xx public xxxxxx in xx environment xx unstable xxxxxx economies xxxx et xx Costs xxxxxxxxxx with xxxxxxxxx care xxxx play x major xxxx in xxxxxxxxxx expenditures xxxx The xxxxxxx expenses xxxxxxxxxx with xxxxxxx homes xxxx health xxxx and xxxxxxxxxx care xxx be xxxx especially xx the xxxxxxx needs xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx medical xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx Although xxxxx services xxx expensive xxxx are xxxxxxxxxx required xx maintain x particular xxxxxxxx of xxxxxx Insurance xxxxxxxx may xxxxxxxx in xxxxxxxx to xxx direct xxxx costs xxx families xxxxxxxxxx have xx pay xxxx out xx cash xxxxxxxxx hardship xxx result xxxx this xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxxxx making xx difficult xxx families xx pay xxx the xxxxxxxxxx care xxxx their xxxxx ones xxxx Physical xxx Emotional xxxxxxxxxx family xxxxxxx take xx the xxxx of xxxxxxxxxx for xxxxxxxxxx sick xxxxxxxx they xxx experience xxxxxxxxxxx emotional xxx physical xxxxxxxx From xxxxxxxx poliomyelitis xxxxxxxx with xxxxxxxxxxx failure xx an xxxxxxxxx care xxxx to xxxxxxxx critically xxxx patients xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxx or xxxxxxxxxx technology xxxxxxxx care xxx changed xxxx time xxxxxxxx et xx Significant xxxxxxxx and xxxxxx stress xx frequently xxxxxxx on xx the xxxxxxxxx load xxx this xxx result xx burnout xxx health xxxxxxxx for xxx caregivers xxxxxxxxxx Furthermore x patient's xxxxxx life xxxx not xxxxxxxxxxx translate xxxx a xxxx quality xx life xxxxxxxxxxxx if xxx person xx in xxxxxxxxx pain xx has xxxxxxxxxx movement xxxx scenario xxx be xxxxxxxxxxx draining xx the xxxxxxx and xxxxx family xxxxxxx it xx difficult xxx everyone xx offer xxxx and xxxx things xxxxxxxx regular xxxxxxxxx Aspect xxxx Seriously xxxx people xx their xxxxxx members xxxxxxxxxx experience x large xxxx of xxxxxx when xxxx are xxxxxx to xxxx work xx manage xxxx This xxxx may xxxxxx from xxxxxxxxx workdays xx longer xxxxxxx unpaid xxxxxx of xxxxxxx If xxx family's xxxx income xxxxxxxx is xxxx the xxx in xxxx of xxxx or xxxxxx it xxx financial xxxxxx is xxxxxxxxxxxx dire xxx income xxxx may xxxxxx the xxxxxxxx capacity xx pay xxx necessities xxxx rent xxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx jeopardizing xxxxx long-term xxxxxxxxx objectives xxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxx in xxxxxx ongoing xxxxxxx expenses xxx to xxx financial xxxxxx and xxx result xx debt xxx instability xxxxxxxxxxx medical xxxxxxxxxx prescription xxxxx and xxxxxxxxx care xxxxxxxx may xxxxxxx empty xxxxx and xxxx families xxxx debt xxxxx through xxxxxxxxxxxxx credit xxxxx Financial xxxxxx can xxxxx severe xxxxxx harming x person's xxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx well-being xx can xxxx contribute xx long-term xxxxxxxxx instability xxxxx makes xx harder xxx families xx recover xxxx after xxx health xxxxxx has xxxxxx A xxxxxxxx financial xxxxxxxxxx may xxxxxx long-term xxxxxxxxxxxx when xxxx income xxx rising xxxxxxx costs xxxxxxx to xxxxxxx a xxxxxxxxx financial xxxxxxxx BenefitsIf x sick xxxxxx can xxxxx work xxxxx income xxxxx be xxxxxxxxx important xxx the xxxxxxxx survival xx helping xx pay xxx daily xxxxx like xxxx or x mortgage xxxxxxxxx food xxx other xxxxx this xxxxxx helps xxx family xxxxxxxx their xxxxx of xxxx Additionally xxxxxxx salary xxxxxxxxx helps xxxxxx the xxxxxxxxx burden xx medical xxxxx enabling xxx family xx use xxxxxxxxx more xxxxxx Maintaining xxx general xxxxxxxxxx of xxx home xxxxxxxx stress xxxxxx and xxxxxxxx the xxxxxx to xxxxxxxxxxx more xx the xxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxxx of xxx person xxxxxx than xx money xxxxxxxx are xxx made xxxxxxxx by xxxx financial xxxxxxxxx Keeping x job xxxx guarantees xxxxxx to xxxxxx insurance xxx other xxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxx provides xxxxx might xx essential xxx meeting x chronically xxx person's xxxxxxx demands x large xxxxxx of xxxxxxx expenses xxxxxxxxx doctor xxxxxx hospital xxxxx prescription xxxxx and xxxxxxxxx therapies xxx covered xx health xxxxxxxxx which xxxxx to xxxxxx some xx the xxxxxxxxx strains xxxxxxx on xx chronic xxxxxxxx The xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxx family xxx further xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxx financially xx additional xxx benefits xxxxxxxxx life xxxxxxxxx disability xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx contributions xxxxx advantages xxxxxx the xxxxxx deal xxxx the xxxxxxxxxxxx brought xx by xxx disease xxxx better xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxx of xxxx by xxxxxxxxxx immediate xxxxxxxxxx demands xxx long-term xxxxxxxxx stability xxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxx medical xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxx of xxxx must xx carefully xxxxxxxxxx to xxxxx a xxxxxxxx strategy xxx prolonging xxxx Weighing xxx possible xxxxxxxxxx against xxx expenses xxxxxxxx understanding xxx realistic xxxxxxx of xxxxxxx therapies xxxxxxx in xxxxxxxx can xxxxx information xx potential xxxxxxx effects xxx likelihood xxxx a xxxxxxx would xx beneficial xxx the xxxxxxxxx overall xxxxxxxxx With xxx use xx this xxxxxxxxx families xxx decide xxxxxxx intensive xxxxxxxxx is xxx right xxxxxx of xxxxxx or xxxxxxx palliative xxxx would xx a xxxx humane xxxxxx Furthermore xxxxxxxxx life xxxxxxx is xxxxxxx It xxxxxxx deciding xxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxx existence xxxx be xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxx or xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxx nbsp x balanced xxxxxxxx also xxxxxxxx careful xxxxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxx planning xxxxxxxxxx their xxxxxxxxx status xxxxx it xxxxxxxx to xxxxxxxxx if x family xxx afford xxxxxxxxxx costs xxxxxxx experiencing xxxxxxxxx hardship xxxxxxxxx current xxxxxx savings xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx medical xxx long-term xxxx expenses xx part xx this xxxxxxx Financial xxxxxxx may xxxx families xxxxxx a xxxxxxxxx strategy xxxx protects xxxxx financial xxxxxxxx and xxxxxx medical xxxxx Furthermore xxx availability xx support xxxxxxx greatly xxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx process xxx family's xxxxxx can xx lessened xxxx the xxxx of xxxxxx services xxxxxxxxxx practitioners xxx community xxxxxx who xxx offer xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx support xxxxx resources xxx include xxxxxxxxx assistance xxxxxxxxxx services xxxx health xxxx and xxxxxxxxx respite xxxx emsp xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx N x Fowler x A xxxxxxxxxx S xxx Rubenfeld x D xxxxxxxx care xxx the xxxxxx burden xx critical xxxxxxx in xxxxxx The xxxxxx - xxxx Y x Essue x Jan x Wells x amp xxxxxxxxx J x Economic xxxxxxxx associated xxxx managing xxxxxxx illness x qualitative xxxxxxx BMC xxxxxx services xxxxxxxx - xxxxMore Articles From Operation Management