HIPAA
- HIPAA Privacy & Security: Refresher to Catch New Breach Sources
- HIPAA Privacy & Security for Health Plans
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) contains Privacy and Security Rules. The Privacy Rule is intended to provide individual rights regarding …
- HIPAA Special Enrollment Rights
Overview Under HIPAA, special enrollment rights allow eligible employees and/or dependents to enroll in an employer-sponsored group medical plan during the plan year, due to …
- Wellness Programs – HIPAA Final Regulations
The DOL issued final regulations in 2013 regarding employer‐sponsored wellness programs that include financial incentives for participation. These regulations clarified and expanded proposed regulations in …
- HPID Requirement Delayed
All health plans subject to HIPAA were required to obtain a unique standardized Health Plan Identifier (HPID) for claims transactions. Insurance carriers were supposed to …
- New HIPAA Requirement for Self-Insured Plans
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA, protects the security of patient information through many safeguards, including the creation of new electronic transmission safety …