HIPAA Law

The HIPAA law was designed to serve as a minimum level of privacy protection. It is intended to protect and enhance the rights of patients/clients by providing them access to their health information and controlling the inappropriate use of that information. It also improves the quality of health care by restoring trust in the health care system among consumers, health care professionals, and the multitude of individuals committed to the delivery of care. Apart from these, it also improves the efficiency and effectiveness of health care delivery by creating a national framework for health privacy protection that builds on efforts by states, health systems, and individual organizations and individuals.