Dominic is helping a patient fill out paperwork for an upcoming surgery. The next few forms to fill out are HIPAA forms. The pat

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Dominic is helping a patient fill out paperwork for an upcoming surgery. The next few forms to fill out are HIPAA forms. The pat

ient asks Dominic what these are for. Write a short paragraph showing how Dominic could best explain the meaning of HIPAA and what it does for the patient

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Korvikt [17] · Answer 1 · 2023-05-05T09:36:09+03:00

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I found a quote online that might help-

"The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge." -<em>https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/hipaa.html#:~:text=The%20Health%20Insurance%20Portability%20and,the%20patient%27s%20consent%20or%20knowledge.</em>

I apologize if this doesn't help '^^

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