Abstract
Upon the debut of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), many health care managers felt that the implementation process would be too expensive, arduous, and time-consuming. Now, several years later, it is clear that the way to manage HIPAA is to make it a part of one's standard operating procedures. Using this approach, HIPAA is cost-effective, manageable, and efficient. Health care managers can utilize the step-by-step procedures presented here to efficaciously implement and manage HIPAA.