Tag: Privacy Rule
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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…