title: Management implications of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
abstract: Health care professionals are faced with ever-changing rules and regulations and technological advances. Add to this the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the health care manager's list of challenges continues to expand. This article presents an overview of HIPAA requirements and tools for use by health care managers in ensuring their facility is in compliance with the latest rulings.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Georgia, School of Allied Health, Department of Health Information Management, Augusta, USA.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Prince
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carroll-Barefield
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016494:Computer Security; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006298:Health Services Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D019464:Tax Exemption; D014481:United States