The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) establishes a standard for the security of sensitive personally identifiable patient data. It is described as a set of rules that govern the lawful use and disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI). The Office of Civil Rights enforces hipaa compliance, which is governed by the Department of Health and Human Services (OCR). The Office of Civil Rights is to ensure medical hipaa compliance with the goal of ensuring health insurance portability by removing job lock due to preexisting medical conditions, as well as reducing health care fraud and abuse. Ensure the security and privacy of personal health information through enforcing standards.