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HIPAA Compliance Healthcare

Meaning

HIPAA Compliance Healthcare signifies a covered entity’s adherence to the comprehensive set of federal standards established by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 regarding the protection of patient health information. Achieving compliance means implementing the Privacy Rule, which governs the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI), and the Security Rule, which mandates safeguards for electronic PHI. This legal mandate ensures that individuals can trust that their sensitive hormonal and wellness data are handled with the utmost confidentiality and security in clinical settings.