Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ACT (HIPAA), management homework help

In 1996 the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ACT (HIPAA) was enacted. HIPAA is a complex piece of legislation and has multiple parts that affect many areas of healthcare. The part that concerns healthcare managers/supervisors and workers is the Privacy Rule. In order to gain a better understanding of this section of HIPAA, write a 2 to 3 page essay that defines the Privacy Rule and lists and briefly describes the patient information that is included in the Privacy Rule.