How the 2003 HIPAA Laws Affected Chiropractic Clinics in the Mankato Area
Location
CSU 255
Start Date
25-4-2006 8:45 AM
End Date
25-4-2006 10:15 AM
Student's Major
Biological Sciences
Student's College
Science, Engineering and Technology
Mentor's Name
Daniel Levin
Mentor's Department
Accounting and Business Law
Mentor's College
Business
Description
In April of 2003, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published new rules regarding the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The HIPAA was needed for two main reasons. The first was to standardize electronic and hard copy storage of personal health and financial data which improved the efficiency of data transportation. Also, increased assurance of confidentiality and security was needed. The HIPAA has affected every health care facility across the country including practitioner offices, insurance offices, and universities. The proposed research is designed to find out how the HIPAA laws have changed procedures of chiropractic clinics in the Mankato area. Large hospitals are capable of buying expensive equipment and programs to insure they are HIPAA compliant, but smaller health care facilities have used unique methods to stay compliant with the new rules. At the end of this project we will have shown how chiropractic clinics have been affected by the new laws. Our main objective is to have gathered enough information via interviews and research, to explain the HIPAA, why the HHS implemented these rules, and what procedures smaller businesses have used to comply with the new regulations.
How the 2003 HIPAA Laws Affected Chiropractic Clinics in the Mankato Area
CSU 255
In April of 2003, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published new rules regarding the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The HIPAA was needed for two main reasons. The first was to standardize electronic and hard copy storage of personal health and financial data which improved the efficiency of data transportation. Also, increased assurance of confidentiality and security was needed. The HIPAA has affected every health care facility across the country including practitioner offices, insurance offices, and universities. The proposed research is designed to find out how the HIPAA laws have changed procedures of chiropractic clinics in the Mankato area. Large hospitals are capable of buying expensive equipment and programs to insure they are HIPAA compliant, but smaller health care facilities have used unique methods to stay compliant with the new rules. At the end of this project we will have shown how chiropractic clinics have been affected by the new laws. Our main objective is to have gathered enough information via interviews and research, to explain the HIPAA, why the HHS implemented these rules, and what procedures smaller businesses have used to comply with the new regulations.
Recommended Citation
Whitney, Jessica; Jason Schilling; and Krista Gillen. "How the 2003 HIPAA Laws Affected Chiropractic Clinics in the Mankato Area." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 25, 2006.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2006/oral-session-K/1
