Purdue University is a Hybrid Entity under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Purdue’s primary purpose is education; however, Purdue does have departments and ...

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However, HIPAA only protects health care information held by specific kinds of health care providers. For example, health care data on your Apple Watch or Fitbit is not usually covered by HIPAA.