HIPAA Compliance
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) rules create a framework to protect the medical privacy of patients and health plan members. In general, HIPAA privacy regulations allow covered health care providers and health plans to share information for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations. Additional information regarding uses or disclosures of health information are described in the Notices of Privacy Practices.
Purdue University supports the goals of HIPAA and documents policies and procedures for securing protected health information in its "Compliance with HIPAA Privacy Regulations" policy.
