Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:Introduction to Health Care and Public Health in the U.S.
Unit:Regulating Health Care
Lecture:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Slide content:HIPAA Covered Entities - 1 6.1 Figure: Flowchart for determining whether an entity is a HIPAA covered health provider or not. (CMS.gov, nd.) 7
Slide notes:HIPAA privacy and security requirements apply to individuals and organizations called covered entities who transmit health information in electronic form. Transactions that must comply with HIPAA regulations include health plan enrollment and disenrollment, information sharing related to health care referrals, preauthorization of services , payment of insurance premiums, and payment for health care services. 7