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==== HIPAA ====
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Insurance_Portability_and_Accountability_Act
One of the goals of the Healthcare Information Portability and Accountability Act, (HIPAA) signed into US law in 1996, was to ease the ability for workers to continue their healthcare insurance coverage when moving from one provider to another, for example, when moving between jobs. HIPAA regulations help ensure the uninterrupted coverage for patients, healthcare organizations needed the ability to share medical records efficiently and reliably.
==== What is HITECH ==== http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Information_Technology_for_Economic_and_Clinical_Health_Act HITECH (Healthcare Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) ====