| The Health Insurance Portability and
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| | Penalties for non-compliance can include
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| Accountability Act or HIPAA has two
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| | fines that range from $100 per person per
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| purposes. The first, "portability,"
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| | violation up to $25,000 per year and/or
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| allows an employee to keep their current
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| | up to ten years imprisonment.
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| health insurance even if they should
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| | The process is complaint driven and only
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| happen to leave their current place of
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| | covers health care providers and health
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| employment. This is easily done thanks to
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| | plans. It doesn't mean that a friend or
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| plans such as COBRA. The second part,
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| | family member can't discuss someone's
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| "accountability," means that the
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| | medical issues with another party.
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| government can now regulate healthcare
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| | Relatives may talk freely about what they
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| providers, health plans, payers,
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| | may have discussed with health care
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| clearinghouses, and anyone else that
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| | providers. Journalists may report on a
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| might coordinate health data, for
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| | subject's medical condition, but the
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| complete privacy and security. If an
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| | information that can be disclosed by a
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| employer provides any type of on-site
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| | doctor or hospital is limited. These
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| health care, that employer must also
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| | restrictions also don't apply to police,
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| comply by HIPAA standards.
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| | firefighters, coaches, trainers or
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| It means that if personal information is
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| | teachers.
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| stored on computer databases, tapes,
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| | If you feel your privacy has been
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| disks, or transmitted with the assistance
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| | violated, you can issue a complaint with
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| of faxes or the Internet, in addition to
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| | your healthcare provider or the DHHS.
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| anything written down or talked about,
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| | Your health information is privileged and
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| steps must be taken to ensure a patient's
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| | anyone can use this information against
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| privacy. This also means that, in
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| | you. The HIPAA was designed to combat
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| addition to protecting your privacy, the
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| | this. Your health care professional now
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| electronic exchange of financial or
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| | has to make sure your information stays
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| administrative information must now be
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| | confidential unless you request
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| standardized.
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| | otherwise.
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