HIPAA and EHRs The Congress of the United States passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in 1996, which sets the national standard for electronic transfer of health data. It led to the subsequent implementation of the Privacy Rule in 2003 and the Security Rule in 2005. Both rules were enacted to protect […]
The first ever paper medical record was the brainchild of none other than Hippocrates in the fifth century B.C. Accordingly, a medical record must achieved two goals: one, the medical record must be precise and accurate to indicate the progression of the disease process; and two, the medical record must reflect the symptoms, the probable […]