Author: Sarah Lybrand
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HIPAA Privacy Rules: Compliance with HIPAA Laws and Regulations
When patients see their doctors, one of the ways in which they’re vulnerable is in the copious amount of personal information that’s collected and stored in their patient chart. In an attempt to keep patients’ information safe, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects patients’ private medical information by federal law. Included in HIPAA is…
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Protected Health Information: Everything You Need to Know About PHI
To anyone running a healthcare practice, understanding Protected Health Information (PHI) is of the utmost importance. HIPAA regulates the handling of PHI, with fines imposed for HIPAA violations. Beyond being monetarily costly, HIPAA violations can damage a practice’s reputation and patient trust. And the first step to avoiding HIPAA violations is, of course, knowing what…