HIPAAWhat Employers Should Know About HIPAA in the Workplace
HIPAA, or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, consists of rules and regulations that protect the privacy of health records and dictates how such information can be used by health facilities or shared with third parties. Under the HIPAA Act, patients have the right to receive notification and view copies of their protected health information (PHI) if the latter is to be used or shared with an employer. In other words, the employer can only...










