Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
Protected health information — (PHI), under the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), is any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment for health care that can be linked to an individual. This is interpreted rather broadly… … Wikipedia
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act — USA A federal law enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–5 (Feb. 17, 2009)) that amends the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to address privacy … Law dictionary
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act — Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act USA A federal law enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–5 (Feb. 17, 2009)) that amends the Health Insurance Portability and… … Law dictionary
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology — The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is a staff division of the Office of the Secretary, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is primarily focused on coordination of nationwide… … Wikipedia
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — n. A federal law enacted in 1996 that allows many workers to maintain health insurance coverage when they lose or change jobs and that protects the privacy of health data. abbrv. HIPAA The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint… … Law dictionary
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 — (HIPAA) USA A federal law governing the portability and continuity of health insurance coverage by limiting pre existing condition exclusions in group health plans (Pub. L. No. 104 191 (1996)). HIPAA also sets out privacy and security standards… … Law dictionary
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers… … Wikipedia
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — HIPAA, acronyme anglais de « Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act », est une loi votée par le congrès des États Unis en 1996 et qui concerne la santé et l assurance maladie. Les rapporteurs de la loi étaient les sénateurs … Wikipédia en Français
Information privacy law — Information privacy laws cover the protection of information on private individuals from intentional or unintentional disclosure or misuse. The European Directive on Protection of Personal Data, released on July 25, 1995 was an attempt to unify… … Wikipedia
Information privacy — Information privacy, or data privacy is the relationship between collection and dissemination of data, technology, the public expectation of privacy, and the legal and political issues surrounding them. Privacy concerns exist wherever personally… … Wikipedia
