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HIPAA Rules For Your Dental Practice

5 MAIN HIPAA RULES

PRIVACY RULES SECURITY RULES TRANSACTION RULES IDENTIFIERS RULES ENFORCEMENT RULES

Privacy Rule The Privacy Rule Protects the PHI and Medical Records of the Individual.

It Gives Access for the Patient to Keep a Copy of their Medical Records and can Request a Correction to their Files.

Security Rules The standards, protection, and procedures related to electronic PHI on storage security are defined by rules.

Transaction Rule The transaction rule deals with the transaction and code used in the HIPAA transactions.

Identifiers Rule HIPAA uses three unique identifiers. They are the National Provider Identifier (NPI), National Health Plan Identifier (NHI), and standard unique employee identifier.

Enforcement Rule As per this rule, HIPAA private security to be strictly followed and any failure will cause penalties.