The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a bill that was signed by then-President Bill Clinton in 1996. One of this acts main goals is to update the flow of healthcare information and consequently improve the protection of patient data. Through HIPAA compliance, reducing of health care fraud and abuse is thoroughly addressed. Non-compliance to HIPAA can be costly. Depending on the gravity of the violation, penalties can reach up to USD250,000.”]