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This 10 page research paper offers an overview of the issues associated with patient confidentiality as this topic pertains to HIPAA regulations and California law. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Kassebaum (R-KS) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA) (Michael and Pritchett, 2001). The following examination of HIPAA law focuses on the State of California and offers an overview of the issues associated
with patient confidentiality as this topic pertains to HIPAA regulations and California law. The student researching this topic should note that in some articles the term "HIPPA" rather than "HIPAA"
is used. The writer used "HIPAA" because this is how the acronym appears on government websites. Background history The intent of HIPAA legislation when it was passed in 1996 was
to simplify administrative tasks in a manner that would make it easier to computerize patient medical data and thereby "increase the efficiency" of the nations healthcare records system (Administration puts,
2001, p. 24). At that time, HIPAA did not impose specific health privacy rules and regulations; however, many people believed that increased computerization would increase the risk of confidentiality breaches
in regards to medical information. Therefore, HIPAA charged Health and Human Services (HSS) with the task of drafting regulations that would serve to protect patient privacy. While some
voices lauded these privacy regulations as long overdue, others, such as "health care providers, health plans, pharmacies, health clearing houses, medical research facilities and various medical association, argued that the
"drastic changes and levels of ambiguity contained in the proposed regulations" would be problematic to implement and compliance virtually impossible (Administration puts, 2001, p. 24). Some critics argued that the
proposed regulations were so restrictive that they would impede patient care. Advocates of the privacy regulations responded by amending them and, ultimately, the regulations were implemented. In the section
of HIPAA that occurs under the Administrative Simplification Subtitle, Congress stipulated that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) was required to adopt standards specifically designed to aid in
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