The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has published rules relating to the privacy, security and transmission of individually identifiable patient health information, pursuant to the “Administrative Simplification” provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
In general, HIPAA rules impose obligations on “covered entities,” which are defined as health plans, health care clearinghouses and certain health care providers. Although attention has focused thus far on how these rules affect health care providers and health insurers, the broadly drafted rules also place new responsibilities on employers and other entities in their capacity as sponsors of group health plans.
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