| HIPAA |
A US regulation that gives patients greater access to their own medical records and more control over how their personally identifiable health information is used. The regulation also addresses the obligations of healthcare providers and health plans to protect health information. In general, covered entities such as health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and healthcare providers which conduct certain financial and administrative transactions electronically had until April 14, 2003, to comply.
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| hippocampus |
an area of the brain believed responsible for memory and personality.
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| hip |
The thigh joint and large, muscular first joint of the hind leg.
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| HIPAA |
Legislation passed in 1996 that includes a privacy rule creating national standards to protect personal health information
Ãâó: www.dcri.duke.edu/patient/glossary.jsp
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| Hippocratic oath |
The principles by which doctors work, for the best health of the patient and to do no harm, named after the Ancient Greek Hippocrates who wrote it
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