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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was established in 1996 to designate proper data privacy and security provisions for storing and sharing medical information. Getting HIPAA compliance means this business operates properly to keep sensitive personal and medical information exactly as private as it needs to be. Businesses only pay fines when they breach HIPAA guidelines, so those specifically seeking to escape HIPAA fines only need to pursue HIPAA.Here are some ideas for companies to implement across their hierarchies in order to tighten the gap on compliance and stop paying fines.