HIPAA Violations Affect the Medical Billing Process

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Running Head: HIPAA Violations Affect the Medical Billing ProcessHIPAA Violations Affect the Medical Billing ProcessTitle:Course Name:Topic Name:Instructor Name:Student Name:Date:How do HIPAA violations impact the medical billing process, particularly concerning patientconfidentiality for sensitiveconditions like HIV and AIDS?Your response should be between 1500 and 2000 words and include references to relevant legal,ethical, and social implications.

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Running Head: HIPAA Violations Affect the Medical Billing ProcessIntroductionProtectinginformationanddata inhealth careis moreimportanttoday than at any time inhistory.TheHealthInsurancePortabilityandAccountabilityAct(HIPAA),isanondiscriminationlawwithinhuman serviceorhealth care organizations(Latanya Sweeney,1997).InAugust 21, 1996thisfederal law was enacted and theUSCongress did this.The lawmainlydesigned todeveloptheeffectivenessandefficiency of the health care system.HealthInsurance Portability and Accountability Actexists for two main reasons,to protect theconfidentialityof your personal health informationanditensuresyoupreserve thehealthinsurance whenyouchanging jobs.Itsuggestsa set of standards and it tries tocontroltheelectronicexchangeof health information.Also this lawprotects thesecurity andprivacyofelectronic health information(Latanya Sweeney, 1997).Practicallyallparts of health carearecovered by thisHIPPAlegislature. Anyhealth careinformation which iscommunicated ortransmittedelectronicallyis covered by thisimportantlegislature. One of thekeypurposes ofHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act(HIPAA)is to help theUS Department ofHealth and HumanServicesand USCongress toperform anddevelop the regulationsconcerningthetransmissionandmaintenance of health informationofpatient.Failure tomeet the termsofHIPAA requirements can result incriminal andcivil penaltieswithstrictdisciplinary actionsincluding termination. Thesecriminal andcivilpenalties can apply to bothindividualsandorganization(Latanya Sweeney, 1997).HIV and AIDS, from the perspective of HIPAA confidentialityThroughensuringa patient demographics areperfectand keptverysecretHealth InsurancePortability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)lawis able to affect theentiremedical billing

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