HIPaA Compliance at Crystal Lake Dental Care

Crystal Lake Dental Care continually strives to be fully compliant with HIPPA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996).  Do to federal mandate, we provide our Notice of Privacy Practices online.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 was passed by federal legislation to help protect patient information.  

According to HIPAA's Preamble of it's privacy regulation, there are three major purposes of HIPAA.

• To protect and enhance the rights of consumers by providing them access to their health information and controlling the inappropriate use or disclosure of said health information.
• To improve quality of healthcare in the U.S. by restoring trust in the healthcare system among consumers, healthcare professionals, and the many organizations and individuals committed to the delivery of care.
• To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery by creating a national framework for health privacy protection that builds on efforts by states, health systems, individual organizations and individuals.