text: “Odds are that you have probably encountered a healthcare provider with a sign referring to the rules they must follow for ‘HIPPA regulations,’” Nelson says. “H-I-P-P-A instead of H-I-P-A-A. It’s usually a safe bet that if the individuals responsible for a provider’s healthcare compliance have not read the regulations closely enough to use the correct acronym, there’s a pretty good chance that there are some misunderstandings in how to apply the regulations to their practice or organization.”