Priority Medical Billing's Compliance Statement

HIPAA is a regulation that affects the entire healthcare system, from patients to employers, health plans, physician offices, hospitals, optometric offices, dental offices, billing companies, healthcare clearinghouses, and other entities providing healthcare treatment.

This not only includes clinical patients but also research subjects and health information in student records, etc.

HIPAA affects the privacy and security of protected health information.

HIPAA is a federal law. It requires all health personnel to be educated about HIPAA policies and procedures. It includes anyone who does or might have access to any patient information.