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	HIPAA and the New Privacy Law The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is legislation that was passed in 1996. The focus of most of the time and effort related to HIPAA is on the Administrative Simplification provisions (Title II, Sub Title F) of HIPAA. This portion of the statute gave the authority to the United States Health & Human Services Department to define regulations related to transactions and code sets, identifiers, privacy and security. This legislation will accomplish many things, but none greater than enhanced accountability related to the privacy of an individual's medical records and other personal health information. The privacy standards of HIPAA create a national framework for health privacy protection to enhance the protection of patient medical and health information. The privacy standards change the manner in which almost all health care providers and others handle the use and disclosure of health information. However, the Privacy Rule applies only to health plans, health care clearinghouses and certain health care providers, otherwise known as "covered entities" under HIPAA. In today's complicated health care delivery system, most health care providers rely on contractors and other "business associates" to assist them in providing quality care to their patients. BACTES  is one of these business associates, assisting caregivers by providing a cost effective, efficient solution to their medical records copying needs.
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