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portability

[pawr-tuh-bil-i-tee, pohr-] / ˌpɔr təˈbɪl ɪ ti, ˌpoʊr- /


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While protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act limit how patient data is shared, those safeguards are not absolute when legal action is involved.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Once you upload healthcare documents to this third party, they’re no longer subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, added Patricia Kelmar, senior director of healthcare campaigns at Public Interest Research Group.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

Grasso said that was correct and that she eventually sought advice on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and learned she could report comments under these circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024

The Portability Services Network automatically matches Social Security numbers on workplace accounts, obtains the worker’s consent to move the money and automatically deposits money from the old account into the new employer’s plan.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2023

Portability is telling of pragmatic requirements so different that nothing before the digital record could be as pervasive and globally present.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai




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