The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
is a watershed for the health care industry. HIPAA provisions will
result in substantial investment in e-business initiatives that
will remove friction and reduce costs substantially in the processing
and handling of medical claims and transactions. HIPAA will also
result in the deployment of security technology to protect patient
and medical information. HIPAA compliance must not be viewed as
an exercise to meet government regulation compliance; it is rather
a unique opportunity that will result in new efficiencies and enhanced
profitability for the health-care industry... read
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