HIPAA is the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The main purpose of the law is to make it easier for people to maintain health insurance, to protect the privacy and security of health information. and help the healthcare sector control administrative costs. HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. HIPAA was first introduced in 1996. It was enacted by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton. The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects an individual's medical records and other personal health information. Some of the things that HIPAA does for a patient is that it gives patients more control over their health information. It sets limits on the use and disclosure of health records. It establishes appropriate guidelines that health care providers and others must follow to protect the confidentiality of patients' medical information. It holds violators accountable, in court, which can be imposed if they violate patients' privacy rights under HIPAA. Overall, HIPAA gets to where health information cannot be accessed....