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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is legislation that provides security provisions and data privacy, in order to keep patients’ medical information, referred to as protected health information, safe. The act provides the ability to transfer and continue health insurance coverage for millions of American workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs, reduces health care fraud and abuse, mandate industry-wide standards for health care information on electronic billing and other processes, and requires the protection and confidential handling of protected health information. The document is organized into five separate sections referred to as "Titles" that each cover different such as health care access, health care fraud, and group health plans, among others.

This guide explains and addresses the following:

• HIPAA Overview and History
• HIPAA Stakeholder Roles and Responsibilities
• HIPAA Rules Breakdown
• Risks of Non-Compliance
• Security Rule Summary
• Privacy Rule Summary
• Breach Notification Rule Summary
• OCR Audit Process
• References and Supporting Materials