title: HIPAA's here. How to comply with new rules that govern protected health information.
abstract: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act grants patients significant new rights over how their health information is used. Health care providers and many others will require major computerization to comply.
authors.affiliation: Canopy Systems, Inc., Chapel Hill, N.C., USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Kibbe
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States