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[ANSWERED] Why Was HIPAA Created?

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the federal law that helps protect your health information. The main goal for the HIPAA Privacy Rule (December 20, 2000) is to protect health information without infringing upon providing quality healthcare. To improve healthcare quality in the United States.

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Newsletter, March 2024

Patient Safety Movement

Patient Safety Awareness Week March 10–16, 2024 The Patient Safety Movement Foundation has innovatively outlined actionable evidence-based practices to address high-priority preventable harms, fostering a collaborative learning ecosystem and promoting shared accountability.

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Newsletter, September 2023

Patient Safety Movement

On September 11, the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) had its virtual meeting where it reviewed quality and safety of healthcare. C Advance Interoperability of Healthcare Data and Assure Free Access to the Tracking of Harms and Use of Evidence-Based Solutions.