HIPAA

Background

HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It regulates the privacy of identifiable patient health information. There is no area in health care, and especially the pathology laboratory, which is not affected by these sweeping guidelines.

Commonly Used Terms

Basic Principles of Disease
Learn the basic disease classifications of cancers, infections, and inflammation

Commonly Used Terms
This is a glossary of terms often found in a pathology report.

Diagnostic Process
Learn how a pathologist makes a diagnosis using a microscope

Surgical Pathology Report
Examine an actual biopsy report to understand what each section means

Special Stains
Understand the tools the pathologist utilizes to aid in the diagnosis

How Accurate is My Report?
Pathologists actively oversee every area of the laboratory to ensure your report is accurate

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Last Updated 8/14/2002