Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule Causes Ongoing Concerns among Clinicians and Researchers
Authors: Jennifer Fisher Wilson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2006)

Current Clinical Issues15 August 2006Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule Causes Ongoing Concerns among Clinicians and ResearchersJennifer Fisher WilsonJennifer Fisher WilsonAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-145-4-200608150-00019 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail When the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule took effect in 2003, physicians worried about the financial costs of implementing it, the risks of disobeying it, and the nuisance of new paperwork that it would create. The Privacy Rule, issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement HIPAA, was designed to protect the privacy and security of patients' medical information and to standardize electronic health care transactions. 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