Explain How HIPAA Protects Individuals' Health Records

question 4

Essay

Explain how HIPAA protects individuals' health records.

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Definitions:

Utilitarian Organizations

Entities where people join primarily based on receiving wages or other material benefits in exchange for their efforts.

For-Profit

Describes businesses or organizations that operate primarily to generate profit for their owners or shareholders, as opposed to non-profit organizations.

Primary Groups

Fundamental social units where individuals have direct, close, and intimate interactions, typically including family and close friends.

Secondary Groups

Larger, more impersonal groups in which relationships are temporary and goal-oriented.