HIPAA

H4I1P3A1A1
/ˈhɪpə/

Acronym of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

proper noun

alternative misconstruction HIPPA

  1. USabbreviationacronymlawAcronym of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

    However, several health privacy and ethics experts CNN consulted questioned whether Conley is bound by HIPAA rules, which apply only to providers who accept health insurance.

    2020 October 7, Tami Lubby, “HIPAA and what it means for Trump, his doctor and the American public”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2024
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    Because there is no HIPAA requirement that insurance companies also accept DSM-IV-TR codes, insurance companies are likely to only accept electronic claims that use ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes, and which will require psychologists who are only familiar with DSM-IV-TR to convert their DSM-IVTR diagnosis codes into ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes.

    2012 July 28, “Covered Diagnoses & Crosswalk of DSM-IV Codes to ICD-9-CM Codes”, in CNN en Español, archived from the original on 25 Jun 2025, page 1

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APA

HIPAA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HIPAA

MLA

“HIPAA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HIPAA. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “HIPAA,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HIPAA.

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