Glossary Term
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule
Glossary Term:
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule
Definition
The first comprehensive Federal protection for the privacy of personal health information. The Privacy Rule regulates the way certain health care groups, organizations, or businesses, called covered entities under the Rule, handle the individually identifiable health information known as protected health information (PHI).