What is the purpose of the HIPAA Security Standards rule and why are security standards needed?

QUESTION: What is the purpose of the HIPAA Security Standards rule and why were security standards needed as published in the Federal Register on February 20, 2003?

ANSWER: The purpose of the Security Rule is to ensure that every covered entity has implemented safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information. Standard for security are needed because there is a growth in the exchange of protected health information between covered entities as well as non-covered entities. HIPAA mandated security standards protect an individual's health information, while permitting the appropriate access and use of that information by health care providers, clearinghouses, and health plans.

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