Courtesy Story | Defense Health Agency | 03.21.2024
Are you the parent or legal sponsor of a minor child? If so, there are things you should know about what access you have to your child’s health care records and choices. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Final Rule protects minors’ privacy concerning their health care choices and treatment....
Courtesy Story | 102nd Intelligence Wing | 03.04.2020
HIPAA is often confused as HIPPA. It is not Health Insurance Privacy Protection Act, it is actually the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act. Established in 1996, HIPAA is a federal law with guidelines to protect patient’s confidential medical information. More specifically the HIPAA rules contain privacy, security, and breach notification requirements that apply to......
Story by Lesley Atkinson | U.S. Army Medical Readiness Command, East | 08.23.2019
Military dependents still covered by TRICARE at age 18 have greater responsibility for managing their own health care needs, and privacy of their medical information becomes law under the stipulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, typically referred to as HIPAA....
Story by Jason W. Edwards | Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs | 12.07.2018
Medical professionals at Brooke Army Medical Center have deployed a cloud-based messaging app which will allow them to securely share patient information from their personal devices and desktop workstations....
Story by Damien Salas | Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall | 04.16.2015
In a new initiative to better prepare healthcare professionals employed at the Andrew Rader U.S. Army Health Clinic for every day patient care, the clinic is rearranging its training schedule starting June 3....
Story by Staff Sgt. Shawn Morris | 99th Readiness Division | 01.22.2013
A senior Army Reserve leader conducted a special seminar on biomedical ethics at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine here Jan. 22 for nearly two-dozen medical students attending the college as part of the military’s F. Edward Hébert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program....
