HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) protects the privacy of individually identifiable health information. In 2009 Congress made numerous changes to HIPAA as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
These changes were added with a $19 billion appropriation intended to incentivize the use of electronic health data and information. The changes include new privacy and security requirements, increased penalties and improved enforcement.
OHA Names New CEO
December 6, 2011:
Mike Abrams, Executive Vice President and CEO of the Iowa Medical Society, was announced as the Ohio Hospital Association’s next President and CEO. Abrams will begin his tenure in February, following the December 31 retirement of Jim Castle, OHA’s President and CEO for 23 years.
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