Medical Office Privacy Law

Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule | HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/laws-regulations/index.html

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") issued the Privacy Rule to implement the requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA"). 1 The Privacy Rule standards address the use and disclosure of individuals' health information—called "protected health … See more

Privacy | HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/index.html

Health Information Privacy Law and Policy

https://www.healthit.gov/topic/health-information-privacy-law-and-policy

Most health care providers must follow the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule (Privacy Rule), a federal privacy law that sets a baseline …

Health Information & Privacy: FERPA and HIPAA | CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/healthinformationprivacy.html

Learn more about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law enacted in …

Confidentiality, Patient/Physician | AAFP

https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/confidentiality-patient-physician.html

D. Medical information may have legitimate purposes outside of the physician/patient relationship, such as billing, quality improvement, quality assurance, population-based …

Medical Privacy Laws, Explained - Consumer Reports

https://www.consumerreports.org/medical-identity-theft/medical-privacy-laws-explained-a7749327777/

The best-known law in the area of medical privacy is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA. The law spells out who can access …

Medical Privacy - Workplace Fairness

https://www.workplacefairness.org/medical-privacy-workplace

For medical files that are covered under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, all individually identifiable information is protected. Individually identifiable information is …

Your Patient Privacy Rights: A Consumer Guide to …

https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/facts/medical-privacy/patient-rights

California has several laws on health information privacy, including the Confidentiality of Medical Records Act (Civil Code § 56 et seq.), the Patient Access to Health Records Act …

OSHA Regulations in the Medical Office - AAP

https://www.aap.org/en/practice-management/liability-and-regulation/osha-regulations-in-the-medical-office/

At a minimum, employers must provide necessary personal protective equipment (PPE), fit test employees for respirators, and train and monitor staff for proper …

The HIPAA Privacy Rule: Patients' Rights

https://privacyrights.org/consumer-guides/hipaa-privacy-rule-patients-rights

A notice of privacy practices (NPP) must: describe how the HIPAA Privacy Rule allows the covered entity to use and share protected health information (PHI), and …