Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

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Dec 17, 2024

Perceptions of Mental Health Confidentiality Policies and Practices in the U.S. Military

This report assesses understanding and perceptions of mental health confidentiality policies and practices among service members, commanding officers, and mental health providers and whether these perceptions affect members' decisions to seek care.
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Jul 19, 2017

Possible Legal Barriers for PCP Access to Mental Health Treatment Records

Over one-third of states appear to have more stringent medical privacy laws than HIPAA (federal), which could hinder primary care and mental health providers' efforts to share information and integrate care.
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Nov 1, 2012

Can We Legally Pay People for Being Good? A Review of Current Federal and State Law on Wellness Program Incentives

Incentives to participate in wellness programs or reach health-related targets are becoming popular, but might expose employers and insurers to litigation risk because incentives might violate state and federal insurance, anti-discrimination, or privacy laws.
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Mar 15, 2009

Crossed Wires: How Yesterday's Privacy Rules Might Undercut Tomorrow's Nationwide Health Information Network

More than a decade after passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), concerns about the privacy and security of personal health information remain a major policy issue. Now, the emergence of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) presents deeper underlying privacy challenges, which will require renewed attention from policymakers as federal and state privacy rules need to be revisited.
Commentary

Oct 30, 2008

Creating Health ID Numbers Could Improve Patient Privacy

As it considers ways to improve the efficiency and quality of U.S. health care, one issue that a new Congress should reconsider is the longstanding roadblock that has stalled efforts to create a system of unique patient identification numbers for every person in the United States, writes Richard Hillestad.
Research

Sep 21, 2008

Identity Crisis: An Examination of the Costs and Benefits of a Unique Patient Identifier for the U.S. Health Care System

This monograph examines the operational advantages and disadvantages, compares the errors, examines the costs, and discusses the privacy issues associated with the unique patient identifier and with statistical matching based on personal attributes.
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Jan 1, 2004

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule: A Practical Guide for Researchers

The Privacy Rule is fundamentally changing the way that healthcare providers, health plans, and others use, maintain, and disclose health information and the steps that researchers must take to obtain health data.
Research

Jan 1, 2004

Electronic Prescribing and HIPAA Privacy Regulation

Electronic Prescribing and HIPAA Privacy Regulation
Research

Jan 1, 2001

Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein: Dueling Medical Privacy Horror Stories

There is increasing concern over the issue of privacy of patient records. This article discusses the government's role and basic safeguarding principles.
Research Summary

Jan 1, 1998

How Much Would Individual Insurance Premiums Cost Under Kassebaum-Kennedy?

The Health Insurance Association of America opposed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 that guarantees the right to convert a terminating group health insurance policy into an individual health insurance policy. A RAND study blunted arguments opposing the conversion provision.
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Jan 1, 1998

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: Effect on the Health Insurance Status of Early Retirees

The authors examine the impact of COBRA continuation coverage on insurance transitions experienced at the time of retirement.

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Perceptions of Mental Health Confidentiality Policies and Practices in the U.S. Military

Possible Legal Barriers for PCP Access to Mental Health Treatment Records

Can We Legally Pay People for Being Good? A Review of Current Federal and State Law on Wellness Program Incentives

Crossed Wires: How Yesterday's Privacy Rules Might Undercut Tomorrow's Nationwide Health Information Network

Creating Health ID Numbers Could Improve Patient Privacy

Identity Crisis: An Examination of the Costs and Benefits of a Unique Patient Identifier for the U.S. Health Care System

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule: A Practical Guide for Researchers

Electronic Prescribing and HIPAA Privacy Regulation

Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein: Dueling Medical Privacy Horror Stories

How Much Would Individual Insurance Premiums Cost Under Kassebaum-Kennedy?

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: Effect on the Health Insurance Status of Early Retirees

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

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Perceptions of Mental Health Confidentiality Policies and Practices in the U.S. Military

Possible Legal Barriers for PCP Access to Mental Health Treatment Records

Can We Legally Pay People for Being Good? A Review of Current Federal and State Law on Wellness Program Incentives

Crossed Wires: How Yesterday's Privacy Rules Might Undercut Tomorrow's Nationwide Health Information Network

Creating Health ID Numbers Could Improve Patient Privacy

Identity Crisis: An Examination of the Costs and Benefits of a Unique Patient Identifier for the U.S. Health Care System

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule: A Practical Guide for Researchers

Electronic Prescribing and HIPAA Privacy Regulation

Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein: Dueling Medical Privacy Horror Stories

How Much Would Individual Insurance Premiums Cost Under Kassebaum-Kennedy?

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: Effect on the Health Insurance Status of Early Retirees

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