Medical Privacy Regulations

Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule | HHS.gov

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

The Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) establishes a set of national standards for the use and disclosure of an individual's health information – called protected health information – by covered entities, as well as standards for providing individuals with privacy righ… See more

Privacy | HHS.gov

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

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 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 Insurance Portability and …

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

Public interest and benefit activities—The Privacy Rule permits use and disclosure of PHI, without an individual’s authorization or permission, for 12 national priority …

When does State Privacy Law Supersede HIPAA?

https://www.hipaajournal.com/when-does-state-privacy-law-supersede-hipaa/

Conversely, there are occasions when state law provides more stringent privacy protections or rights for individuals and, in these cases, state law supersedes …

U.S. Privacy Laws: The Complete Guide | Varonis

https://www.varonis.com/blog/us-privacy-laws

Enacted in 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal privacy protection law that safeguards individuals’ medical …

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 …

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 …

HIPAA Basics | HealthIT.gov

https://www.healthit.gov/topic/privacy-security-and-hipaa/hipaa-basics

Privacy and Security. The privacy and security of patient health information is a top priority for patients and their families, health care providers and professionals, and the …