TITLE

Topics for Our Times: New Health Care Data--New Horizons for Public Health

AUTHOR(S)

Harman, Jane

PUB. DATE

July 1998

SOURCE

American Journal of Public Health;Jul98, Vol. 88 Issue 7, p1019

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Editorial

ABSTRACT

The article presents the author's analysis of the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a legislation relevant to electronic health care. Under the law, the U.S. will adopt uniform formats for electronic health claim transactions between providers and payers. It also requires implementation of federal regulations protecting health data from misuse and from undue disclosure of patient identification. With all these changes, public health researchers, public health agencies and epidemiologists are enjoined to study its consequences.

ACCESSION #

817311

Tags: HEALTH insurance -- Law & legislation;  MEDICAL records -- Law & legislation;  MEDICAL laws & legislation;  MEDICAL care;  PUBLIC health personnel

 

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