Congress recognized the need for national patient record privacy standards in 1996 when they enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The Department of Health and Human Services finalized the rule and the date of effectiveness is April 14, 2003.
Objectives of the Privacy Rule are as follows:
- To establish national baseline standards, implementation specifications, and requirements for health information privacy practices
- To protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information maintained or transmitted by covered entities
- To protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information within covered entities, regardless of its form
QuadMed posts our Notice of Privacy Practices as well as other relevant privacy policies regarding protected health information. Any questions about health information privacy may be directed to the QuadMed Privacy Officer via email: privacyofficer@quadmedical.com or at (414) 566-6400.
QuadMed Notice of Privacy Practices - November 7, 2011