Resources for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Do more to protect health-care privacy

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Gone are the days of filing cabinets. Details of your life - from that C in college physics to bank-account numbers - are stored on a computer somewhere. Your health information is no exception. Health records are personal. They may contain details about sexually transmitted diseases, abortions or prescriptions. They may also contain health-insurance information, making them a target for those who want to commit medical identity fraud. Obtaining someone's health-insurance information allows perpetrators to use or sell it for others to use illegally - which could lead to using up a victim's insurance benefits.

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