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Breaches of Protected Health Information
The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, requires HIPAA covered entities and their business associates to provide notification following a breach of unsecured protected health information.
HIPAA and COVID
Guidance from OCR: COVID and HIPAA The HIPAA Privacy Rule requirements have been a challenge to healthcare providers due to the unusual circumstances caused while treating patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has monitored the situation and taken steps to ensure healthcare is not compromised while still safeguarding the integrity of protected health information. It is likely HIPAA and COVID will [...]
HIPAA Technical Safeguards Protect PHI
HIPAA technical safeguards protect PHI and have become a major part of any HIPAA Privacy program. Technical safeguards are important due to constant technology advancements in the health care industry.
Information Blocking
Information blocking is an action by an actor, a HIN, HIE, health information technology developer of certified health IT, or health care provider that is likely to prevent or materially discourage the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information (EHI) unless required by law or specified by the Secretary HHS as a reasonable and necessary activity.
Permitted Uses and Disclosures of PHI
This article is a review of permitted uses and disclosure of protected health information.
Reasonable Safeguards for PHI
Reasonable Safeguards for PHI are precautions that a prudent person must take to prevent a disclosure of Protected Health Information. To protect all forms of PHI: verbal, paper, and electronic, provides must apply these safeguards.
