Health Advisory: New Final HIPAA Regulations Emphasize Flexibility
6/2/2003
With the recent publication of its rule on Security Standards and the first installment of its enforcement procedures, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) continues its implementation of the Administrative Simplification requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 or HIPAA.
This issue provides an overview of the Security Standards, as well as an introduction to the first installment of the HIPAA enforcement rules.
