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by Debi Warner, MLIS, AHIP, Clinical Librarian, Anthelio Healthcare Solutions

So, I think I’ve finally figured out a couple of ways to spell HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) correctly. The easiest is that it isn’t like hippo – it doesn’t have 2 “p’s”.   The better way is that HIPAA is “patient-centered” – that is, it only has one “p” in the middle.

The national news has had a lot of information lately on breeches of HIPAA.  Everything from lost hard drives to Rep. Gabrielle Gifford has been in the news.  Some of the breeches have been huge – resulting in the notification of thousands of people.  Some have been brought by a single person. READ MORE