HIPAA Compliance

Read more about Patient Privacy at Johns Hopkins

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was implemented on April 14, 2003.  HIPAA compliance and the health privacy rights of all patients is a major concern of Johns Hopkins entities.  Please visit any of the Web sites below to learn more about HIPAA and the steps Johns Hopkins takes for compliance. 

Johns Hopkins HIPAA Information Sites:

Inside the Johns Hopkins HIPAA Project - Includes employee and manager handouts, online HIPAA compliance training, informative questions of the day.  Intranet only - Please click here for information on viewing the Johns Hopkins Intranet from a computer off-campus.

JHM Institutional Review Boards

Compliance Training

Other Related HIPAA Sites: 

• HIPAA.com
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administrative Simplification Home Page
• Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions (AFEHCT)
• Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI)