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Health Care Clearinghouses:

Organizations that process health care billing information for providers and insurers, such as billing services, health management information systems, medical reviewers, and value added networks.

Hybrid Entity:

An organization that has some business units that are covered by the HIPAA act and others that are not.

Health care Component:

A component or combination of components of a hybrid entity designated by the hybrid entity in accordance with Sec. 164.105(a)(2)(iii)(C). [45 C.F.R. § 164.103].

Host:

Any computer that has full two-way access to other computers on the Internet. Or a computer with a web server that serves the pages for one or more Web sites.

Https:

When used in the first part of a URL (the part that precedes the colon and specifies an access scheme or protocol), this term specifies the use of HTTP enhanced by a security mechanism, which is usually SSL.

Hybrid Entity:

A single legal entity:

1. That is a covered entity;

2. Whose business activities include both covered and non-covered functions; and

3. That designates health care components in accordance with paragraph Sec. 164.105(a)(2)(iii)(C). [45C.F.R. § 164.103].

Hyperlink:

In hypertext or hypermedia, an information object (such as a word, a phrase, or an image; usually highlighted by color or underscoring) that points (indicates how to connect) to related information that is located elsewhere and can be retrieved by activating the link.

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML):

The set of markup symbols or codes inserted in a file intended for display on a World Wide Web browser page.

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP):

The protocol in the Internet Protocol (IP) family used to transport hypertext documents across an internet.