Dentalgram March 2002 hipaa Health Insurance Portability & Accountaility Act HIPAA is a broad law dealing with a variety of issues. One of the goals is to make it easier for people to move from one health insurance plan to another as they change jobs or become unemployed. This also means they must be able to move their medical records and information easily to get the care they need. HIPAA is not just an information technology issue—it is an operational issue that will reach out and touch every area of the health-care organization. Basic goals of HIPAA: • Improve the portability and continuity of health insurance coverage • Combat fraud abuse in health insurance and health-care delivery • Simplify the administration of health insurance • Reduce the administrative costs of health care • Encourage the development and use of electronic health information technologies (transactions) and standardizing the format to be used throughout the health-care industry. HIPAA information will be featured in the Dentalgram on a monthly basis. Watch this column for practice information on complying with HIPAA regulations.   Back University | Medical_Center | LLU&MC_home | Search | Employment | News_&_events | Academics | Our_mission | Admissions | Registration | Research | Alumni | Student_resources All contents copyright © 2001 Loma Linda University. All rights reserved. Revised February 14, 2001 Send comments and questions to webmaster@univ.llu.edu  URL: http://www.llu.edu