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HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. A US law that establishes data protection standards for healthcare organizations to safeguard medical information. HIPAA requires administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for protected health information.
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
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