General Project Explanation
Scope and Purpose
"The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a United States Act of Congress enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996." (Wikipedia contributors, 2024) The healthcare sector holds a wealth of sensitive information that requires protection against fraud and theft. To ensure the secure transfer of healthcare data and protect individuals' privacy, guidelines have been established. These guidelines outline how healthcare and healthcare insurance industries should protect personally identifiable information. Moreover, the guidelines place limitations on healthcare insurance coverage. According to these guidelines, healthcare providers and covered entities are prohibited from disclosing protected information to anyone other than the patient or their authorized representatives without their consent. However, patients are free to receive information about themselves, except in certain cases. Patients are also at liberty to share their health information voluntarily with anyone they choose. Confidentiality is not necessary when patients disclose medical details to family members, friends, or other individuals who are not employed by a covered entity. [1]
This website was created by Angela Cruz, Elizabeth Maspoch, and Marco Lopez to inform and comply with the HIPAA law. This crucial law safeguards patients' private information in the United States of America. The website allows users to register themselves as either "Faculty" or "Patient", and they can also log in or change their password as needed. To ensure complete data security, the website employs Multi-Factor Authentication, hashing 512-byte algorithm (for passwords only), SSL/TLS encryption, password policies, and stores all the data on a secure SQL database. Patients can view their personal information on the website. Still, they cannot access other personal information or that of the "Faculty" to apply HIPAA law. The website was developed from scratch using HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, PHP, and SQL languages on the BLUEHOST.COM platform.
References:
[1] Wikipedia contributors. (2024, March 26). Health Insurance Portability and accountability act. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Insurance_Portability_and_Accountability_Act
