Privacy Act For Medical Information

Your Rights Under HIPAA | HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individuals/guidance-materials-for-consumers/index.html

The Privacy Rule, a Federal law, gives you rights over your health information and sets rules and limits on who can look at and receive your health information. The Privacy Rule applies to all forms of individuals' protected health …

The Privacy Act | HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/foia/privacy/index.html

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Rules …

Health Information Privacy Law and Policy | HealthIT.gov

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 of protection for certain individually identifiable …

Health Information & Privacy: FERPA and HIPAA | CDC

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

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) are two examples of federal laws …

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of …

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

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 …

Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties | Privacy Act of 1974

https://www.justice.gov/opcl/privacy-act-1974

The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, establishes a code of fair information practices that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and …

Confidentiality of Medical Information Act | Consumer …

https://consumercal.org/about-cfc/cfc-education-foundation/cfceducation-foundationyour-medical-privacy-rights/confidentiality-of-medical-information-act/

CMIA defines “medical information” to mean any individually identifiable information, in electronic or physical form, in possession of or derived from a provider of health care, …

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 information, including …

Ontario's Personal Health Information Privacy Legislation …

https://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/common/ministry/publications/reports/phipa/phipa_mn.aspx

The privacy legislation is intended to : Protect the confidentiality, privacy and security of Ontarians' personal health information; Improve quality of care for patients; Provide …