HCR 220 Final Project

How HIPAA Violations Affect the Medical Billing Process

HCR 220

HIPPA

HIV and AIDS

Keywords: HIV, AIDS, HIPPA

One of the most sensitive of all disease is HIV and AIDS. These diseases keep many people from receiving treatment due to the fear of breach of confidentiality. This fear directly affects their health, because they do not receive the treatment they so desperately need. If any organization or doctor's office breaches a patient confidentiality they could face civil or criminal penalties. HIPPA does not separate HIV/AIDS, but an individual is still protected under set guidelines.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) attempts to address some of the barriers to healthcare coverage and related job mobility impediments facing people...