Title: Practice confidentiality of patient data, including adherence to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations.
Course: Medical Assistant I (14151-I) > Section: Applying Fundamental Principles of Health Care

Practicing adherence should include

- privacy
- release of information
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations
- Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)
- Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) 0f 2008.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why was HIPAA enacted?
- How has HIPAA affected the healthcare workplace?
- How has HIPAA affected the healthcare consumer?