HIPAA

Please don’t cut and paste from Internet. Use your own understanding to reply any question posted on this discussion.

1) What is HIPAA?
Please use this reference: http://databases.about.com/od/security/a/hipaa.htm
2) What is the importance of HIPAA in Information Security?
3) Please review Yale University HIPAA Policies and Guidelines and explain in detail.
Please use this reference: http://hipaa.yale.edu/
4) Review and explain HIPAA Framework and IT Security Compliance:
Please use this reference: http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERB0425.pdf