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Contact the HIPAA Privacy Program<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/i>\n Email:<\/span>\n <\/div>\n hipaa@nau.edu<\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n <\/i>\n Call:<\/span>\n <\/div>\n 928-523-7906<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\nHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)<\/h1>\nWhat Is HIPAA?<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)<\/strong> is a federal law that establishes national standards for protecting sensitive health information. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created the HIPAA Privacy Rule to set these standards, ensuring that individuals\u2019 Protected Health Information (PHI) is used and disclosed appropriately while still allowing necessary information flow for high\u2011quality care and public health purposes.<\/p>\nHIPAA applies to “Covered Entities” and their “Business Associates” and governs how PHI may be used, how it must be safeguarded, and what rights individuals have regarding their own health information.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/03\/0952_pbc_walkway_candid_20250624-medium-464x348.jpg\")
Photos from Phoenix Biomedical Campus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n \n \n Protects Individuals\u2019 Health Information Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n\nHIPAA’s Privacy Rule exists to make sure health information is properly protected while allowing the information needed for care, operations, and public health. A formal privacy program helps an institution consistently enforce these protections.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n \n Supports Responsible Information Sharing Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n\nHIPAA is designed to protect PHI and still enable appropriate information flow—such as for treatment, billing, and operations—while preventing unauthorized access or disclosure. A privacy program helps maintain this balance.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)<\/strong> is a federal law that establishes national standards for protecting sensitive health information. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created the HIPAA Privacy Rule to set these standards, ensuring that individuals\u2019 Protected Health Information (PHI) is used and disclosed appropriately while still allowing necessary information flow for high\u2011quality care and public health purposes.<\/p>\n HIPAA applies to “Covered Entities” and their “Business Associates” and governs how PHI may be used, how it must be safeguarded, and what rights individuals have regarding their own health information.<\/p>\n HIPAA’s Privacy Rule exists to make sure health information is properly protected while allowing the information needed for care, operations, and public health. A formal privacy program helps an institution consistently enforce these protections.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n HIPAA is designed to protect PHI and still enable appropriate information flow—such as for treatment, billing, and operations—while preventing unauthorized access or disclosure. A privacy program helps maintain this balance.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)<\/h1>\n
What Is HIPAA?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Protects Individuals\u2019 Health Information Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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