What is HIPAA?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules provide federal protections for patient health information held by Covered Entities (CEs) and Business Associates (BAs) and give patients an array of rights with respect to that information. This suite of regulations includes the Privacy Rule, which protects the privacy of individually identifiable health information; the Security Rule, which sets national standards for the security of electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI); and the Breach Notification Rule, which requires CEs and BAs to provide notification following a breach of unsecured Protected Health Information (PHI). CEs must comply with the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules.

 

LifeCare of Florida has a strong and abiding commitment to ensure its HIPAA activities are conducted in accordance with applicable law. This document is the result of this commitment and provides the necessary tools and strategies that allow for organization-wide compliance and protection of our patients’ protected health information.