title: What is HIPAA and what effect may it have on our journal?
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Schachat
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011643:Publishing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States