HIPAA is an acronym for what?

• A. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• B. Health Information Privacy and Access Act
• C. Hospital Insurance and Patient Administration Act
• D. Health Information and Administrative Act

Answer: (A)

HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The name reflects two main ideas: protecting the privacy and security of patients’ health information and addressing the portability of health insurance when people change jobs, with accountability for safeguarding that information. The other phrasing changes key terms (privacy and access, hospital instead of health insurance, or administrative instead of accountability), so they don’t match the official title.