What is HIPPAA?

It stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. There are several parts to this act, the first of which protects workers who change or lose their jobs.

It is also the one you've been hearing about lately as the protection for a patient's personal information. That's the one you have to sign at the doctor or dentist's office, the pharmacy, and any other place that might have your private information.