HIPAA Compliance Self-Evaluation for Healthcare Organizations

Why HIPAA Compliance is important?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was enacted to safeguard private health information, continue health coverage for job-losers, decrease health care fraud, and encourage industry-wide standards.

Because identity thieves are particularly interested in getting personal healthcare information, privacy and security measures in the healthcare industry have garnered significant attention. Constantly devising innovative, evasive methods to steal vast quantities of data, criminals can circumvent detection. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) created requirements that must be adhered to, or care providers risk incurring hefty fines.