What is hipaa intended to protect patients from?
poor-quality medical care
rejection of insurance claims
open sharing of confidential doctor visits
exchange of information between computer systems

open sharing of confidential doctor visits

Explanation:

Any health data collected, stored, used, or transmitted by a HIPAA-covered entity that contains one of the 18 identifiers below, must be safeguarded at all times and the allowable uses and disclosures of such information are extremely limited. Generally speaking, uses and disclosures are restricted to healthcare operations, the provision of treatment or payment for healthcare.

                                                        water

a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.

                                                        halon  

any of a number of unreactive gaseous compounds of carbon with bromine and other halogens, used in fire extinguishers, but now known to damage the ozone layer.

                                                  dry chemical

extinguishing agent used on class a, class b, and class c fires.

                                                  carbon dioxide

a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. it is naturally present in air (about 0.03 percent) and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.