How are Hitech and Hipaa interrelated?

HIPAA and HITECH are both USA regulations. To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, included Administrative Simplification provisions that required HHS to adopt national standards for electronic health care transactions and code sets, unique health identifiers, and security. read more

A response to the challenge is information governance, described as the strategic management of enterprise-wide information including policies and procedures related to health information confidentiality, privacy and security; this includes the role of stewardship (Washington, 2010). read more