A federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge.
The statutory advisory body to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for health data, statistics, privacy and national health information policy and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
The world’s largest biomedical library that maintains and makes available a vast print collection and produces electronic information resources on a wide range of topics.
A cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.